Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathryn Lee Gifford is an American television presenter singer songwriter occasional actress and author She is best known for her 15year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee which she cohosted with Regis Philbin She is also known for her 11year run with Hoda Kotb on the fourth hour of NBCs Today show She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the Today team Giffords first television role had been as Tom Kennedys singersidekick 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 costars 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