Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, actress and playwright, famous for her 15-year run on the television talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. She has received 11 Emmy nominations. Before her long stint in talk shows, Gifford's first television exposure was that of Tom Kennedy's lovable 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. She replaces Ann Curry and Natalie Morales.