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Kathryn Lee Gifford is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She is best known for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. She is also known for her 11-year run with Hoda Kotb, on the fourth hour of NBC's Today show (2008–2019). She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the Today team. Gifford's first television role had been as Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on the syndicated version of Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978. She also occasionally appeared on the first three hours of Today and was a contributing NBC News correspondent.
Birth Name
Kathryn Lee Epstein
Born
Sunday, 16 August 1953
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | Lillian Ashford | 2024 |
| Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
| The Way | Narrator | 2022 |
| Halftime | Self | 2022 |
| Kidz Klub! | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | Self - Co-Host, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | 2021 |
| The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| Gutfeld! | Self - Interview | 2021 |
| Fox News Primetime | Self | 2021 |
| Then Came You | Annabelle / Annabelle Wilson | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | Lillian Ashford | 2024 |
| Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
| The Way | Narrator | 2022 |
| Halftime | Self | 2022 |
| Kidz Klub! | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | Self - Co-Host, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | 2021 |
| The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| Gutfeld! | Self - Interview | 2021 |
| Fox News Primetime | Self | 2021 |
| Then Came You | Annabelle / Annabelle Wilson | 2020 |
| This Is Paris | Self | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Difficult People | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2020 |
| A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love | Olga | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| The Other Two | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2019 |
| A Christmas Coincidence | Aunt Jane | 2018 |
| Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey | Self | 2018 |
| Gilbert | Self | 2017 |
| Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2017 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things | Self | 2016 |
| Come to the Garden | Scripture Reader / Singer | 2016 |
| Everything Is Copy | Self | 2016 |
| Donny! | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2015 |
| Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Kathie Lee Gifford / Kathy Lee Gifford | 2015 |
| Younger | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2015 |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Kathie Lee Gifford / Self | 2014 |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Dr. Carlin | 2014 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Self | 2014 |
| 73 Questions | Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self / Self - Interviewing The Lonely Island | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| The Kitchen | Self - The Today Show | 2014 |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Kris | Self - Co-Host | 2013 |
| Chasing the Saturdays | Self | 2013 |
| Adventures of Serial Buddies | Herself / Kathie Lee Gifford | 2013 |
| Nashville | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
| Bethenny | Self | 2012 |
| Smash | Self | 2012 |
| Bob Ross: The Happy Painter | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2011 |
| Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self | 2011 |
| A Football Life | Self | 2011 |
| After Lately | Self | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Christal | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| VH1 Divas Live 2009 | Self | 2009 |
| The Dr. Oz Show | Self / Herself | 2009 |
| Top Chef Masters | Co-Host, Today / Self - Guest Diner | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself / Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| The City | Self | 2008 |
| 19 Kids and Counting | Self | 2008 |
| The Suite Life on Deck | Cindy | 2008 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
| Lipstick Jungle | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2008 |
| Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself / Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| 30 Rock | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Handy Manny | Mrs. Hillary | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Disney Heroes: Volume 1 | Echidna (voice) | 2005 |
| The Insider | Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | 2004 |
| Higglytown Heroes | Mail Carrier Hero / Mail Carrier | 2004 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog | Self | 2004 |
| The Soup | Self | 2004 |
| I Love the '90s | Self | 2004 |
| The Apprentice | Herself - Party Guest (as Kathie Lee) / Herself | 2004 |
| Hope & Faith | Marge | 2003 |
| The Corporation | Self | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self / Self - Co-Host, Today | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest Co-Host / Herself / Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| That's So Raven | Claire | 2003 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 2002 |
| The Wayne Brady Show | Self | 2002 |
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Self | 2002 |
| See How They Run | Self | 2001 |
| Primetime Glick | Self | 2001 |
| The 54th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2000 |
| Dudley Do-Right | Herself / Kathie Lee Gifford | 1999 |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | Echidna | 1999 |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1998 |
| Hercules | Echidna | 1998 |
| LateLine | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1998 |
| Style & Substance | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1998 |
| Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | Jill (voice) / Jill | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Deirdre | 1997 |
| The Tom Show | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1997 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1997 |
| The View | Herself | 1997 |
| Soul Man | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Allison Spencer | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | Self | 1996 |
| The First Wives Club | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1996 |
| Spin City | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Hey Arnold! | Jackie Lee | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996 |
| Fox News Sunday | Self | 1996 |
| Second Noah | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1996 |
| Caroline in the City | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1995 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Vanessa Bobeck | 1995 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Jill | 1995 |
| Women of the House | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Jolene / Wendy | 1994 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1994 |
| Extra | Self / Self - Co-Host, Today Show | 1994 |
| Walt Disney World Inside Out | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Katie Lee Gifford / Self | 1994 |
| Daisy Fuentes | Self | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Mary Montgomery | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Self | 1993 |
| Dateline NBC | Self - Host | 1992 |
| Evening Shade | Stephanie Rodgers | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1989 |
| Coach | Kathie Lee Gifford | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard | Self | 1984 |
| Wheel of Fortune | Self - Guest Preview Puzzle Announcer | 1983 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself (archive footage) / Herself | 1981 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Self | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
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