Kathryn "Kathie" Lee Gifford (born August 16, 1953) is an American television host, singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress, known for co-hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee from 1985 to 2000. She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and won a Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the Today team.
Gifford's first television role was as singer and sidekick on the syndicated version of Name That Tune from 1974 to 1978. She appeared in Carnival Cruise Lines advertisements starting in 1984. On April 7, 2008, she began co-hosting the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb and also occasionally appears on the earlier hours of the show as an NBC News correspondent.
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