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Kathie Lee Gifford (b. 1953)

Alias:
Kathie Epstein
Kathie Lee
Kathie Lee Johnson
Kathryn Lee Epstein

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
August 16, 1953

Biography from TheMovieDB

Kathryn Lee Gifford is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She is best known for her 15-year run 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. 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.  Gifford left Today in order to pursue a movie career both as an actress, and as a director and producer. In 2018 she filmed Then Came You in which she co-stars with Craig Ferguson. In 2018 she also filmed a Hallmark Christmas movie for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries called A Godwink Christmas. Gifford intends to make movies about the experiences of losing a loved one and being a widow, which she considers an underrepresented topic in Hollywood. Gifford has several projects in the works including sequels to Then Came You.

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Film Production

Director:
1994  Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
2019  The God Who Sees

Executive Producer:
1994  Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
2019  A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019  The God Who Sees
2020  A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2021  A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love

Producer:
1994  Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
2019  A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019  The God Who Sees
2020  A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2021  A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love
2021  Then Came You

Screenplay:
1994  Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
2019  A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019  The God Who Sees
2020  A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2021  A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love
2021  Then Came You

Theme Song Performance:
1994  Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
2015  The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2
2019  A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019  The God Who Sees
2020  A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2021  A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love
2021  Then Came You

Writer:
1994  Kathie Lee's Feel Fit & Fabulous Workout
2015  The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2
2019  A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019  The God Who Sees
2020  A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
2021  A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love
2021  Then Came You

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