Kathryn Lee Epstein Net Worth
Kathryn Lee Epstein Net Worth is
$950,000
Kathryn Lee Epstein Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Kathie Lee Gifford (born Kathryn Lee Epstein; August 16, 1953) is an American television host, singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress, best known for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. 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 exposure was that of Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978.She also appeared in television advertisements for Carnival Cruise Lines beginning in 1984.On April 7, 2008, Gifford began co-hosting, the fourth hour of Today alongside Hoda Kotb. She also occasionally appears on the first three hours of Today and is a contributing NBC News correspondent. | Full Name | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Date Of Birth | August 16, 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Paris, France |
| Height | 5' 5" (1.65 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack, Producer |
| Education | Oral Roberts University |
| Spouse | Frank Giffordhis death |
| Children | Cody Newton, Cassidy Erin |
| Parents | Joan Cuttell, Aaron Epstein |
| Siblings | Michie Mader, David Paul Epstein |
| Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program |
| Nominations | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Entertainment |
| Movies | Serial Buddies, Model Behavior, Dudley Do-Right, Hercules: Zero to Hero, The First Wives Club |
| TV Shows | Today, Live with Kelly, Good Morning America, The View, Larry King Live, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, Hercules, Hee Haw Honeys |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Gifford on what she does first thing in the morning: "Brush my teeth and say good morning to the picture of my Daddy sitting next to my sink." |
| 2 | I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I'm fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies. |
| 3 | Ridiculous! It's extremely cold in our studio, so you could be wearing a steel harness and you'd still have a little action, if you know what I mean. I do not like industrial-strength push-up bras. I wear very flimsy things. Besides, what 46-year old woman who's nursed two kids goes braless? - about rumors that she goes on the air braless |
| 4 | "I've changed it 50 times. You show me a woman who hasn't, except for Janet Reno" - about coloring her hair. |
| 5 | Yes, Frank hurt me deeply, but my kids have a wonderful father and they deserve a family. about her husband Frank Gifford's extramarital affair. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her mentor was Tom Kennedy. |
| 2 | Good friend of Regis Philbin. |
| 3 | Her paternal grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Her other ancestry is English, German, and French. |
| 4 | Release of her cookbook, "Cooking with Regis & Kathie Lee" by Kathie Lee with Regis Philbin and Barbara Albright. [1993] |
| 5 | Release of her book, "I Can't Believe I Said That!: An Autobiography" by Kathie Lee with Jim Jerome. [1992] |
| 6 | Release of her cookbook, "Cooking with Regis & Kathie Lee" by Kathie Lee with Regis Philbin and 'Barbara Albright'. [1993] |
| 7 | Release of her book, "Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities". [April 2009] |
| 8 | "Under the Bridge", her musical theater adaptation of the Natalie Savage Carlson's book, "The Family Under the Bridge", opens at the Zipper Theater on W37th Street in New York. [January 2005] |
| 9 | Release of the book, "Regis and Kathie Lee: Their Lives Together and Apart" by Norman King. [1995] |
| 10 | Release of her book, "Listen to My Heart: Thoughts and Meditations on Being a Mother, and Conversations with My Son". [1995] |
| 11 | Stepmother of Kyle Gifford, Jeff Gifford and Vicky Gifford Kennedy. |
| 12 | Longtime friends of Caitlyn Jenner and Kris Jenner. |
| 13 | Godmother of Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. |
| 14 | Has a Maltese Pomerantz named Bambino Vino Gifford. |
| 15 | She was the main topic of a Season 1 South Park (1997) episode, South Park: Weight Gain 4000 (1997). |
| 16 | Worked for a time as Anita Bryant's assistant. |
| 17 | Mrs. Gifford's dog Chardonnay, a white poodle given to her by husband Frank in 1988, was found dead from a coyote attack on January 28, 2003. |
| 18 | Mrs. Gifford's father, Aaron Leon Epstein, died on November 19, 2002. He had been terminally ill for the past few years, and his illness was one of the reasons Mrs. Gifford decided to leave Live with Kelly and Michael (1988) in 2000, after more than a decade as host. |
| 19 | Her brother is Rev. David Paul Epstein, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Manhattan (catty-corner from Carnegie Hall). |
| 20 | Releases her albums on her own label, Lamb Records. Her two most recent albums are Goodnight, Angel and Party Animals. |
| 21 | Has released several Christian music albums over the years. 2000's The Heart of a Woman was her first pop release. |
| 22 | Named her dog, Regis, after her famous former co-star, Regis Philbin. |
| 23 | Dropped out of Oral Roberts University, during her junior year, with no plans to finish. |
| 24 | Tried out for the part of Tiffany Welles on Charlie's Angels (1976) and was told she wasn't pretty enough. Shelley Hack got the part and was later replaced because she wasn't a good enough actress. |
| 25 | Attended high school in Bowie, MD. |
| 26 | Mother, with Frank Gifford, of two children: son Cody Gifford (b. 1990) and daughter Cassidy Gifford (b. 1993). |
| 27 | Born at 11:30pm-CET |
| 28 | Was a high school cheerleader. |
| 29 | Has homes in Greenwich, CT; Key Largo, FL; Nantucket, MA; and a ski condo in Colorado. |
| 30 | Named Maryland Junior Miss at age 17. |
| 31 | She was born the same year as Frank Gifford's oldest son, Jeff Gifford. |
| 32 | Threatened to sue the National Enquirer for articles printed about her children. [March 2000] |
| 33 | Was accused of running Honduras sweatshops in 1996, related to her clothing line. |
| 34 | Studied drama and music at Oral Roberts University. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Younger | 2016 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Come to the Garden | 2016 | Scripture reader / singer (voice) | |
| Donny! | 2015 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Difficult People | 2015 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | 2015 | TV Movie | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| The Mysteries of Laura | 2015 | TV Series | Dr. Carlin |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | 2014 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Hot in Cleveland | 2011 | TV Series | Christal |
| Adventures of Serial Buddies | 2011 | Kathie Lee Gifford | |
| The Suite Life on Deck | 2010 | TV Series | Cindy |
| 30 Rock | 2010 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Lipstick Jungle | 2009 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| That's So Raven | 2005 | TV Series | Claire |
| Higglytown Heroes | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Mail Carrier / Mail Carrier Hero |
| Hope & Faith | 2004 | TV Series | Marge |
| The Drew Carey Show | 2001 | TV Series | Vanessa Bobeck |
| Just Shoot Me! | 2001 | TV Series | Allison Spencer |
| Spinning Out of Control | 2001 | TV Movie | Amanda Berkeley |
| The Amanda Show | 2001 | TV Series | Princess Whiff |
| Touched by an Angel | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Wendy Jolene |
| Model Behavior | 2000 | TV Movie | Deirdre |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | 1999 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Hey Arnold! | 1999 | TV Series | Jackie Lee |
| Dudley Do-Right | 1999 | Kathie Lee Gifford | |
| LateLine | 1999 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | 1999 | Video | Echidna (voice) |
| Hercules | 1998 | TV Series | Echidna |
| The Simpsons | 1998 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Caroline in the City | 1998 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Soul Man | 1998 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Diagnosis Murder | 1998 | TV Series | Mary Montgomery |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | 1997 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| The Tom Show | 1997 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Spin City | 1997 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1997 | TV Series | Jill |
| Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | 1997 | TV Movie | Jill (voice) |
| Second Noah | 1997 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| The First Wives Club | 1996 | Kathie Lee Gifford | |
| Women of the House | 1995 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| The Cosby Mysteries | 1995 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Coach | 1995 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Seinfeld | 1994 | TV Series | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Evening Shade | 1994 | TV Series | |
| Hee Haw Honeys | 1978 | TV Series | Kathie Honey (1978-1979) (as Kathie Lee Johnson) |
| Days of Our Lives | 1965 | TV Series | Nurse Callahan (1978) as Kathie Lee Johnson |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | 2006 | TV Special performer: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - uncredited | |
| 31st Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards | 2000 | TV Special performer: "Only My Pillow Knows" / writer: "Only My Pillow Knows" | |
| Hercules | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1998 music - 1 episode, 1998 performer - 1 episode, 1998 | ||
| Beginners Bible for Kids: The Story of David and Goliath | 1995 | Video short performer: "The Greatest Story" | |
| The Beginner's Bible: The Story of Easter | 1995 | Video short performer: "The Greatest Story" |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: A Christmas 'Giff' | 1995 | Video short executive producer | |
| Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood | 1993 | TV Movie producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood | 1993 | TV Movie writer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Arnold! | 1999 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2008-2016 | TV Series | Herself - 4th Hour Co-Anchor / Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Co-Anchor / ... |
| Extra | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things | 2016 | Documentary | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2003-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Kitchen | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - The Today Show |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| 73 Questions | 2015 | TV Series documentary short | Herself |
| The Dr. Oz Show | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Toast to 2014! | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| Inside Edition | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The JBL Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Insider | 2006-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| WWE Raw | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Rachael Ray | 2006-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dateline NBC | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Host |
| Howard Stern Birthday Bash | 2014 | Video | Herself - Video Message |
| The View | 2004-2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Host |
| The Michael J. Fox Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bethenny | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1994-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Herself - From New York |
| The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Top Chef Masters | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Diner / Co-Host, Today |
| Kris | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Smash | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| After Lately | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| Chasing the Saturdays | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Steve Harvey | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Daily Show | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| 2012 CMT Music Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| Weekend Today | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Soup | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Apprentice | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Party Guest / Herself |
| The Lennon Sisters: Same Song, Separate Voices | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1988-2011 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Guest / ... |
| Keeping Up with the Kardashians | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Annual 2011 Actors Fund Gala Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| VH1 Divas Live 2009 | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2004-2009 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Co-Host / Herself / Herself - Guest |
| Plymouth Rock Studios: The Series | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Books Equal Gifts Commercial | 2008 | Short | |
| Celebrity Family Feud | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Herself (segment "American TV Icon") |
| Larry King Live | 2000-2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Host / Herself |
| The Daily Buzz | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Day Live | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Controversy | 2004 | TV Series | |
| Hollywood Squares | 2000-2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wayne Brady Show | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-2002 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Announcer / Herself - Cameo |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-2002 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest Host |
| See How They Run | 2001 | Documentary | Herself |
| Primetime Glick | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 54th Annual Tony Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself |
| 31st Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself - Host / Performer |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Millennium Chorus: The Greatest Story Ever Sung | 2000 | TV Special | |
| Wheel of Fortune | 1999 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Preview Puzzle Announcer |
| Biography | 1996-1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Style & Substance | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 5 | 1997 | TV Movie | Herself - Guest |
| Kathie Lee Gifford: Just in Time for Christmas | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Kathie Lee Gifford: We Need a Little Christmas | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | 1996 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: Kathie Lee's Big Surprise | 1996 | Video short | Herself |
| 1995 Miss North America Pageant | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Hostess |
| Regis and Kathie Lee: Mom's Dream Come True | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
| Super Bowl XXIX | 1995 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: A Christmas 'Giff' | 1995 | Video short | Herself |
| Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: Rockin' Roundup | 1995 | Video short | Herself |
| Kathie Lee Gifford... Looking for Christmas | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| 1994 Holiday at Pops! | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
| CBS This Morning | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Walt Disney World Inside Out | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Guest |
| The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Glenn Miller's Greatest Hits | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
| A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
| Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bikini Open 5 | 1991 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration | 1991 | TV Special | Herself |
| Victory & Valor: Special Olympics World Games | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Children's Miracle Network Telethon | 1990 | TV Movie | |
| Donahue | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hee Haw | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Morning Exchange | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| Regis & Kathie Lee: Special Edition | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
| 1985 Miss America Pageant | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Constantinople | 1977 | TV Movie | Herself (as Kathie Epstein) |
| Name That Tune | 1977 | TV Series | Herself (as Kathie Lee Johnson) |
| Good Morning America | 1975 | TV Series | Herself - Correspondent / Substitute Co-Host (1982-1985) |
| The $100,000 Name That Tune | 1974/II | TV Series | Herself (as Kathie Lee Johnson) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Edition | 2014-2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, Today Show / Herself - Co-Hostess, Today |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewing The Lonely Island |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, Today Show |
| Extra | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, Today Show |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Insider | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| WWE Hall of Fame | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
| Bill Cosby: A Voice of Reason | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Five | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Football Life | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bob Ross: The Happy Painter | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 9th Annual TV Land Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog | 2004 | Video | Herself (uncredited) |
| I Love the '90s | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Corporation | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson | 1995 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Miss America: Beyond the Crown | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Maryland's Junior Miss |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment | Today (1952) |
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1998 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1997 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1996 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1995 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1994 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1993 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
| 1989 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1988) |
Known for movies
Today (2008-2016)
as Herself - 4th Hour Co-Anchor / Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Co-Anchor / Herself / 4th Hour Co-Anchor / Herself - Host
Live with Kelly and Michael (1988-2015)
as Herself - Host / Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Guest / Herself
Kathie Lee's Rock n' Tots Cafe: A Christmas 'Giff' (1995)
as Producer
1995 Miss North America Pageant (1995)
as Herself - Co-Hostess