Jeanne Bates May 21 1918 November 28 2007 was an American actress After performing in radio serials she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1942 which began her career in films both in bit parts and larger roles in a series of horror films and noirs including The Return of the Vampire 1943 and Shadows in the Night 1946 In her later career Bates would collaborate with David Lynch on his films Eraserhead 1977 and Mulholland Drive 2001 the latter of which was her last film credit before her death in 2007 Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanne Bates licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia