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Florence Bates
Deceased

How Did Florence Bates Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65
Also known asFlorence RabeGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn13/04/1888Born inSan Antonio, Texas, USADied31/01/1954 (aged 65)Died inBurbankCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ457861 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#3367 ↗

Florence Bates was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles.

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Filmography48 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1953Paris ModelMovieNora Sullivan65
1953Main Street to BroadwayMovieMrs. Bessmer in Fantasy Sequence65
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesOttilie64
1952Les MiserablesMovieMadame Bonnet64
1951I Love LucySeriesMrs. Pettebone63
1951The Tall TargetMovieMrs. Charlotte Alsop63
1951Havana RoseMovieMrs. Fillmore63
1950County FairMovieNora 'Ma' Ryan62
1950Dick TracySeriesMrs. Frothingham62
1950Belle of Old MexicoMovieNellie Chatfield62
1949On the TownMovieMadame Dilyovska61
1949The Girl from Jones BeachMovieMiss Emma Shoemaker61
1949A Letter to Three WivesMovieMrs. Manleigh61
1948Portrait of JennieMovieMrs. Jekes60
1948I Remember MamaMovieFlorence Dana Moorhead60
1948My Dear SecretaryMovieHorrible Hannah Reeve (the landlady)60
1948River LadyMovieMa Dunnegan60
1947The Brasher DoubloonMovieMrs. Murdock59
1947The Judge Steps OutMovieChita59
1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyMovieMrs. Griswold59
1947Love and LearnMovieMrs. Bella Davis - Landlady59
1946The Diary of a ChambermaidMovieRose58
1946Whistle StopMovieMolly Veech58
1946Cluny BrownMovieDowager at Ames's Party58
1945Tonight and Every NightMovieMay Tolliver57
1945Saratoga TrunkMovieSophie Bellop57
1945Out of This WorldMovieHarriet Pringle57
1944KismetMovieKarsha56
1944Belle of the YukonMovieViola Chase56
1944Tahiti NightsMovieQueen Liliha56
1943Slightly DangerousMovieMrs. Amanda Roanoke-Brooke55
1943Mister BigMovieMrs. Mary Davis55
1943Heaven Can WaitMovieMrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)55
1943Mr. LuckyMovieMrs. Van Every55
1943His Butler's SisterMovieLady Sloughberry55
1943They Got Me CoveredMovieGypsy Woman55
1942The Tuttles of TahitiMovieEmily54
1942We Were DancingMovieMrs. Elsa Vanderlip54
1942My Heart Belongs to DaddyMovieMrs. Saunders54
1942The Moon and SixpenceMovieTiare Johnson54
1941The Chocolate SoldierMovieMadame Helene53
1941Love CrazyMovieMrs. Cooper53
1941The Devil and Miss JonesMovieStore Shopper53
1941Road ShowMovieMrs. Newton53
1940The Son of Monte CristoMovieCountess Mathilde Von Braun52
1940RebeccaMovieEdythe Van Hopper52
1940Hudson's BayMovieDuchess (scenes deleted)52
1940Calling All HusbandsMovieEmmie Trippe52