Biography
Loved and pilloried with equal fervor by the general public and the media throughout the many phases of her career, Kathie Lee Gifford was a singer and nightclub entertainer who rose to prominence in the late 1980s as the co-host of "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (WABC/syndicated, 1983- ). Her upbeat personality and frequent references to her husband, NFL star-turned-broadcaster Frank Gifford, and their two children, Cassidy and Cody, earned …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Join NBC's "Today" for the program's fourth hour (10 a.m.) teaming with Hoda Kotb | |
2005 | Wrote the book and lyrics for the musical "Saving Aimee" about the life and times of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson; premiered at the White Plains Performing Arts Center | |
2005 | Joined the syndicated entertainment magazine television show "The Insider" as a special correspondent | |
2001 | Hosted the annual telecast of the Daytime Emmy Awards | |
2001 | Had leading role of a drug and alcohol addicted TV star in the E! movie "Spinning Out of Control" | |
2000 | Acted in the ABC movie "Model Behavior" | |
2000 | Announced (February 29) she would be leaving "Live With Regis & Kathie Lee" in July | |
1999 | Broadway debut as Carol Burnett's replacement in the revue "Putting It Together" | |
1996 | Made dramatic guest appearance on the CBS series "Touched By an Angel" | |
1995 | Introduced the Kathie Lee Gifford collection clothing line in Wal-Mart stores | |
1993 | First primetime network special, "Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood" | |
1988 | Co-hosted the nationally syndicated "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee" | |
1985 | Joined Regis Philbin as co-host of the "The Morning Show" (NYC only) | |
1984 | Became commercial spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Lines | |
1982 | Met future husband Frank Gifford when they co-hosted the Thanksgiving broadcast of "Good Morning America" (ABC) | |
1982 | Became correspondent for "Good Morning America" (ABC); also substituted for Joan Lunden as host | |
| Guest hosted "A.M. Los Angeles" | ||
1978 | Appeared regularly on the syndicated variety series, "Hee Haw Honeys" | |
1977 | As Kathie Lee Johnson, became featured singer on the syndicated game show "Name That Tune" | |
1976 | Had brief stint as a nurse on the NBC soap opera "Days of Out Lives" | |
1976 | Feature acting debut alongside sister Michie in the religious-themed "Jana" | |
| Worked in Las Vegas briefly as a singer | ||
| After college moved to Los Angeles | ||
| While in college, toured with gospel group World Action Singers | ||
1971 | Moved to Florida and worked for singer Anita Bryant for one-year as a live-in secretary/babysitter | |
1970 | Competed in America's Junior Miss Pageant; disqualified for talking to a male but not before winning Kraft Hostess Award; made first TV commercial for Kraft products | |
1970 | Won Maryland's Junior Miss Contest | |
| In the late 1960s, performed with sister in the folk group Pennsylvania Next Right | ||
1964 | Became a Born-Again Christian | |
| Family lived in France and Germany before settling in Maryland | ||