Maxine Gates was an American actress. She appeared in over 35 films between 1945

1945 in film

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 and 1972

1972 in film

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. Due to her rotund figure, 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

Three Stooges

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 films such as Goof on the Roof

Goof on the Roof

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, Husbands Beware

Husbands Beware

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and Muscle Up a Little Closer

Muscle Up a Little Closer

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.

After retiring from acting in 1972, Gates ran a self storage

Self storage

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 business in Van Nuys, California

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. She died of complications from respiratory disease

Respiratory disease

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 in Panorama City

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 on July 27, 1990 at the age of 73.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1945	Here Come the Co-Eds Here Come the Co-Eds Here Come The Co-Eds is a 1945 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.-Plot:Three friends, Oliver Quackenbush , Molly McCarthy , and her brother Slats work for the Miramar Ballroom as taxi dancers. Slats plants a phony article in the local newspaper that declares Molly's ambition to...	Woman	Uncredited
1946	The Dark Horse	Fat Lady	Uncredited
1947	Living in a Big Way Living in a Big Way Living in a Big Way is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time.- Synopsis :...	Babe, Sailor's Wife	Uncredited
1948	The Babe Ruth Story The Babe Ruth Story The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 baseball film biography of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife. It was rush released while Ruth himself was still alive. It makes no mention whatsoever of Ruth's first wife,...	Female Wrestler	Uncredited
1949	Red, Hot and Blue Red, Hot and Blue Red, Hot and Blue is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and the book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1936 and introduced the popular song, "It's De-Lovely" sung by Ethel Merman.-Synopsis:...	Waitress	Uncredited
1950	Copper Canyon	Blonde dancer	Uncredited
1951	Bargain Madness	Mrs. Broadbeam	Uncredited
1952	Oklahoma Annie	Tillie
1953	Houdini Houdini (film) Houdini is a 1953 biographical film about the life of the magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. It was made by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Marshall and produced by George Pal from a screenplay by Philip Yordan, based on the book Houdini by Harold Kellock. The music score was by Roy...	Heavy blonde woman	Uncredited
1954	Red Garters Red Garters (film) Red Garters is a 1954 film starring Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, and Jack Carson. It was a musical spoof of Westerns. The director was George Marshall....	Townswoman	Uncredited
1956	Giant	Waitress at Sarge's	Uncredited
1955	The Gene Autry Show The Gene Autry Show The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum.-Overview:...	Marabelle Carroll	1 episode
1957	Portland Exposé	Slot Machine Jackpot Winner	Uncredited
1961	Rawhide Rawhide (TV series) Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes...	Fat Lady	1 episode
1962	National Velvet	Samantha Wells	1 episode
1965	Cat Ballou Cat Ballou Cat Ballou is a 1965 comedy/Western film which tells the story of a woman who hires a famous gunman to protect her father's ranch, and later to avenge his murder, but finds that the man she hires is not what she expected...	Big Woman	Uncredited
1966	Lost in Space Lost in Space Lost in Space is a science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, filmed by 20th Century Fox Television, and broadcast on CBS. The show ran for three seasons, with 83 episodes airing between September 15, 1965, and March 6, 1968...	Fat Princess	1 episode
1972	Unholy Rollers Unholy Rollers Unholy Rollers is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by Vernon Zimmerman and starring Claudia Jennings.- Cast :*Claudia Jennings as Karen Walker*Louis Quinn as Mr. Stern*Betty Anne Rees as Mickey*Roberta Collins as Jennifer*Alan Vint as Greg...	Angie Striker	Alternative title: Leader of the Pack

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