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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 28, 1948
Place of Birth:
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Kathy Bates
Biography
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theatre at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019).
Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Summer Camp | Ginny Moon |
| 2024 | A Family Affair | Leila Ford |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | Edith Wilson |
| 2023 | Titanic: Stories from the Heart | Self / Molly Brown (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Sylvia Simon |
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Eileen Dunne |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Home | Bernadette |
| 2019 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Barbara Haggermaker |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | Ma Ferguson |
| 2019 | Richard Jewell | Bobi Jewell |
| 2018 | Krystal | Vera |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Dorothy Kenyon |
| 2016 | The Boss | Ida Marquette |
| 2016 | Complete Unknown | Nina |
| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 | Sunny Soke |
| 2015 | Boychoir | Headmistress |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Maime Trotter |
| 2014 | Tammy | Lenore |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Cadaver | Beth |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Self |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Beverly Corbett |
| 2011 | You May Not Kiss the Bride | Bryan's Mother |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Gertrude Stein |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Susan Milton |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | Miss Sue |
| 2009 | Chéri | Madame Peloux |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Gloria |
| 2009 | The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club | Pancho Barnes (Voice) |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Regina Jackson |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Mrs. Helen Givings |
| 2008 | Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Charlotte Cartwright |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Mother Claus |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Janet Benson (voice) |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Patricia |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Dowdy (voice) |
| 2007 | Guilty Hearts | The Judge |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Hester (voice) |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Sue |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Bitsy the Cow (voice) |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Margene Cunningham |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl | Jane Stern |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It... | Aunt Mitsy (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Hansel and Gretel | Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Helena Mahoney |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under: In Memoriam | Herself |
| 2005 | $200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video) | Self / Molly Brown (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Titanic: Behind The Scenes | Self / Molly Brown (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria |
| 2004 | Little Black Book | Kippie Kann |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Marquesa |
| 2004 | Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Siren / Sea Hag (voice) |
| 2003 | Misery Loves Company | Self |
| 2003 | Declaration of Independence | Self |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Mrs. Belmont |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel |
| 2002 | My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman |
| 2002 | Love Liza | Mary Ann Bankhead |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love | Grace Beasley |
| 2002 | Making Rat Race | Herself |
| 2001 | Rat Race | The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) |
| 2001 | American Outlaws | Ma James |
| 2000 | Bruno | Mother Superior |
| 2000 | Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Frances Marion (voice) |
| 1999 | Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan |
| 1999 | Baby Steps | Mrs. Mellon |
| 1998 | Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Mama Boucher |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Libby Holden |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited) |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | Raphaella, the Magic Bunny |
| 1998 | Titanic: Breaking New Ground | Self |
| 1998 | Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes | Self |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self |
| 1997 | Titanic | Molly Brown |
| 1996 | Diabolique | Det. Shirley Vogel |
| 1996 | The Late Shift | Helen Kushnick |
| 1996 | The War at Home | Maurine Collier |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne |
| 1995 | Angus | Meg Bethune |
| 1995 | Talking With | Big Eight (segment "Rodeo") |
| 1995 | The West Side Waltz | Mr. Goo |
| 1994 | North | Alaskan Mom |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Ella Tate |
| 1994 | Tupperware! | Narrator |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Lunar Mom |
| 1993 | A Home of Our Own | Frances Lacey |
| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier |
| 1992 | Used People | Bibby Berman |
| 1992 | Hostages | Peggy Say |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Hazel Quarrier |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute |
| 1991 | The Road to Mecca | Elsa Barlow |
| 1990 | Misery | Annie Wilkes |
| 1990 | White Palace | Rosemary |
| 1990 | Men Don't Leave | Lisa Coleman |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Mrs. Green |
| 1989 | No Place Like Home | Bonnie Cooper |
| 1989 | High Stakes | Jill |
| 1989 | Roe vs. Wade | Jessie |
| 1989 | Signs of Life | Mary Beth Alder |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Mrs. Canby |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Ruth |
| 1987 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Helen Blake |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained | Bobbi Birk |
| 1986 | The Morning After | Woman on Mateo Street |
| 1986 | Johnny Bull | Katherine Kovacs |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind | Furniture Man's Wife |
| 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Stella Mae |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Selma Darin |
| 1971 | Taking Off | Audition Singer |
| The Smack | Babs | |
| Thelma | Thelma |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Matlock | Madeline 'Matty' Matlock |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2017 | Disjointed | Ruth |
| 2017 | FEUD | Joan Blondell |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Harriet 'Harry' Korn |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Delphine LaLaurie |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Ethel Darling |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Iris |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Agnes Mary Winstead |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie |
| 2010 | Mike & Molly | Kay |
| 2009 | Alice | Queen of Hearts |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Stand Up to Cancer | Self |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Fowler |
| 2005 | The Office | Jo Bennett |
| 2005 | American Dad! | D.O. Rothy (voice) |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Bettina |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice) |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Charlotte Everly |
| 1995 | MADtv | Stuart's Grandma |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self |
| 1994 | The Stand | Rae Flowers (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator (Voice) |
| 1988 | China Beach | |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained | Bobbi Birk |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Charlotte Haley |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Sally Allison |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Christine Chapman |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee/Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member |