Louise Emerald Bates (December 28, 1886 - June 11, 1972) was an American actress whose photo was covered in the 1915 issue of Motion Picture Classic.

[1] Born in Massachusetts, U.S,[2] she left the stage and theater productions, where she starred in musical comedies, for Thanhouser's Falstaff comedies produced at its New Rochelle studio.

[3] She was a female lead in Falstaff comedies.

[4] In 1916 she worked at Thanhouser's studio in Jacksonville, Florida.

[5] In 1916, actor Harris Gordon was noted as her husband.