Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford
Gifford at the 2008 Emmy Awards
Born	Kathryn Lee Epstein (1953-08-16) August 16, 1953 (age 71) Paris, France
Alma mater	Oral Roberts University
Occupation(s)	TV presenter Talk show host Actress Singer-songwriter
Years active	1970–present
Spouse(s)	Paul Johnson (April 1976–1983; divorced) Frank Gifford (October 18, 1986– August 9, 2015; his death; 2 children)
Children	Cody Newton (b. 1990) Cassidy Erin (b. 1993)
Website	kathieleegifford.com

Kathie Lee Gifford (born August 16, 1953) is an American talk show host, singer and actress. She is best known for hosting Live with Regis and Kathie Lee from 1985-2000 with Regis Philbin. She later co-hosted the fourth hour of NBC's Today show. She has received 11 Daytime Emmy nominations. She won her first Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of the cast in The Today Show.

Before she hosted talk shows, Gifford's first television appearance was Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978.

She has also appeared in television advertisements for Carnival Cruise Lines since 1984.