Kathie Lee Gifford (born Kathryn Lee Epstein; August 16, 1953) is an American television hostess, singer, actor, noted for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. She has received 11 Emmy nominations. Before her long stint in talk shows, Gifford's first television exposure was that of Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978.

On April 7, 2008, Gifford started co-hosting the fourth hour of NBC's Today Show with Hoda Kotb. The show's ratings increased by 14 points within the first two months of Gifford's arrival. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.