Maxine Gates

Maxine Gates
Born	(1917-05-03)May 3, 1917 Hebron, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Maxine Gates Unland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945–1972

Maxine Gates (May 3, 1917 – July 27, 1990) was an American actress. She appeared in over 35 films between 1945 and 1972. Due to her rotund figure (reportedly, Gates weighed 250 pounds), Gates was often cast as a love interest who often intimidated her husband or boyfriend. She is best known for her appearances in several 1950s-era Three Stooges films such as Goof on the Roof, Husbands Beware and Muscle Up a Little Closer.

During World War Two, Gates performed in night clubs and stage shows and was acclaimed for her singing and dancing. In the course of these performances, Gates kissed male audience members on the cheek, and kissed 7,000 men in seven months.

After retiring from acting in 1972, Gates ran a self storage business in Van Nuys, California. She died of complications from respiratory disease in Panorama City on July 27, 1990 at the age of 73.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1945	Here Come the Co-Eds	Woman	Uncredited
1946	The Dark Horse	Fat Lady	Uncredited
1947	Living in a Big Way	Babe, Sailor's Wife	Uncredited
1948	The Babe Ruth Story	Female Wrestler	Uncredited
1949	Red, Hot and Blue	Waitress	Uncredited
1950	Copper Canyon	Blonde dancer	Uncredited
1951	Bargain Madness	Mrs. Broadbeam	Uncredited
1952	Oklahoma Annie	Tillie
1953	Houdini	Heavy blonde woman	Uncredited
1954	Red Garters	Townswoman	Uncredited
1956	Giant	Waitress at Sarge's	Uncredited
1955	The Gene Autry Show	Marabelle Carroll	1 episode
1957	Portland Exposé	Slot Machine Jackpot Winner	Uncredited
1961	Rawhide	Fat Lady	1 episode
1962	National Velvet	Samantha Wells	1 episode
1965	Cat Ballou	Big Woman	Uncredited
1966	Lost in Space	Fat Princess	1 episode
1972	Unholy Rollers	Angie Striker	Alternative title: Leader of the Pack

External links

• Maxine Gates at the Internet Movie Database