Biography and filmography

Jeanne Cooper

Wilma Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 – May 8, 2013), known as Jeanne Cooper, was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Katherine Chancellor on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Although she was not in the series when the show debuted in March 1973, she made her onscreen debut in November of that year, and remained with the series until her death in 2013. She was the mother of Corbin Bernsen.

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Movies (32)

TV shows (64)

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Estelle

The Nanny

The Nanny

1993 · Jeanne Cooper

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1993 · Jeanne Cooper

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986 · Gladys Becker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974 · Dr. Kline

Run, Joe, Run

Run, Joe, Run

1974

Doc Elliot

Doc Elliot

1973

The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

1973 · Katherine Chancellor

Hawkins

Hawkins

1973 · Mrs. Hamilton

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972 · Evelyn Fennady

Cannon

Cannon

1971

McCloud

McCloud

1970

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970

Bracken's World

Bracken's World

1969 · Grace Douglas

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1969 · Ann

Lancer

Lancer

1968

The Outsider

The Outsider

1968

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967

Ironside

Ironside

1967 · Mrs. Talley

The Monroes

The Monroes

1966

The Loner

The Loner

1965 · Marge

Laredo

Laredo

1965

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965 · Martha, Elaine Jason

Branded

Branded

1965

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964 · Amy Barr, Addie Ogilvie

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 · Mother Fear

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963 · Louise Sargent

Channing

Channing

1963 · Margaret Dellafield

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962 · Julia Montgomery

The New Breed

The New Breed

1961 · Helen

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Marian Colby

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

1961

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960

Thriller

Thriller

1960 · Ethel Bankstrom

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959 · Ellen Begley

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Miss Smith

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · Mrs. Clara Wilson, Kate Merrill

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

1958 · Gene Taylor

Bronco

Bronco

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Myra

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

1958 · Phoebe West

Maverick

Maverick

1957 · Virginia Cory

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 · Laura Beaumont, Thelma Bell, Ethel Belan, Mary Browne, Miriam Fielding

M Squad

M Squad

1957 · Julia Gifford

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1957 · Rachel Barnes

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Lucy

State Trooper

State Trooper

1956

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

1955 · Louise Douglas

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955 · Marti Stevens

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Lily

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955 · Vicki Delbridge

I Led 3 Lives

I Led 3 Lives

1953 · Comrade Sally

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953 · Cigarette Girl

I Led Three Lives

I Led Three Lives

1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951