Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Acting
🎂 1888-04-13 (65 years old at death)
✝️ 1954-01-31
📍 San Antonio, Texas, USA
👤 Female
🎬 59 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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Florence Bates (born Florence Rabe, April 15, 1888 – January 31, 1954) was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles.

Her path to becoming an actress had many turns. She had a degree in Mathematics, taught school until married, then became the first Texas female lawyer. Then she became a bilingual radio commentator. After her husband lost her fortune, she and her husband opened a bakery in Lo ...
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Filmography (59 movies)

Paris Model
Paris Model
1953
as Nora Sullivan
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Mrs. Bessmer in Fantasy Sequence
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
1952
as Madame Bonnet
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
1952
as Sadie
Havana Rose
Havana Rose
1951
as Mrs. Fillmore
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
1951
as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop
Father Takes the Air
Father Takes the Air
1951
as Minerva Bobbin
Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Mrs. Anna Hubbell
The Second Woman
The Second Woman
1950
as Amelia Foster
Belle of Old Mexico
Belle of Old Mexico
1950
as Nellie Chatfield
On the Town
On the Town
1949
as Madame Dilyovska
The Girl from Jones Beach
The Girl from Jones Beach
1949
as Miss Emma Shoemaker
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Mrs. Manleigh
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
1948
as Mrs. Jekes
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Horrible Hannah Reeve (the landlady)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Mandy
River Lady
River Lady
1948
as Ma Dunnegan
Winter Meeting
Winter Meeting
1948
as Mrs. Castle
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
1948
as Geraldine Atherton
I Remember Mama
I Remember Mama
1948
as Florence Dana Moorhead
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Chita
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Irmagarde Griswold
Love and Learn
Love and Learn
1947
as Mrs. Bella Davis - Landlady
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Mrs. Murdock
The Time, The Place and The Girl
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
as Mme. Lucia Cassel
The Man I Love
The Man I Love
1946
as Mrs. Thorpe (uncredited)
Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown
1946
as Dowager at Ames's Party
Claudia and David
Claudia and David
1946
as Nancy Riddle
The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
as Rose
Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop
1946
as Molly Veech
San Antonio
San Antonio
1945
as Henrietta
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Sophie Bellop
Out of This World
Out of This World
1945
as Harriet Pringle
Tonight and Every Night
Tonight and Every Night
1945
as May Tolliver
Tahiti Nights
Tahiti Nights
1944
as Queen Liliha
Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Viola Chase
Kismet
Kismet
1944
as Karsha
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Madame Elise Chavez
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
1943
as Lady Sloughberry
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Mrs. Edna Craig (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
1943
as Mrs. Van Every
Mister Big
Mister Big
1943
as Mrs. Mary Davis
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Mrs. Amanda Roanoke-Brooke
They Got Me Covered
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Gypsy Woman
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mrs. Saunders
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
1942
as Tiare Johnson
The Tuttles of Tahiti
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Emily
We Were Dancing
We Were Dancing
1942
as Mrs. Elsa Vanderlip
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Mrs. Baldwin
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier
1941
as Madame Helene
Love Crazy
Love Crazy
1941
as Mrs. Cooper
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941
as Katie
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Store Shopper
Road Show
Road Show
1941
as Mrs. Newton
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Customer
Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay
1940
as Duchess (scenes deleted)
The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940
as Countess Mathilde Von Braun
Calling All Husbands
Calling All Husbands
1940
as Emmie Trippe
Rebecca
Rebecca
1940
as Edythe Van Hopper