Florence Bates
Acting
Born April 13, 1888 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Los Angeles. In the mid-1930s, Bates auditioned for and won the role of Miss Bates in a Pasadena Playho…
Known For · 40 titles
I Love Lucy
Four Star Playhouse
Rebecca
Dick Tracy
Portrait of Jennie
Paris Model
On the Town
Kitty Foyle
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Mask of Dimitrios
Mr. Lucky
Heaven Can Wait
A Letter to Three Wives
The Devil and Miss Jones
Whistle Stop
I Remember Mama
Claudia and David
San Antonio
Slightly Dangerous
The Son of Monte Cristo
Calling All Husbands
The Man I Love
Les Miserables
The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Girl from Jones Beach
Lullaby of Broadway
Out of This World
Love Crazy
My Dear Secretary
The San Francisco Story
The Tall Target
They Got Me Covered
Main Street to Broadway
The Moon and Sixpence
Saratoga Trunk
Cluny Brown
River Lady
Havana Rose
Tonight and Every Night
The Judge Steps Out