Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Date of Birth:

Jun 28, 1948

Place of Birth:

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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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filmography:

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

2004

Complete Unknown Complete Unknown

2016

Murder Ordained Murder Ordained

1987

Roe vs. Wade Roe vs. Wade

1989

The Boss The Boss

2016

Cadaver Cadaver

2012

The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015

Bad Santa 2 Bad Santa 2

2016

Taking Off Taking Off

1971

Krystal Krystal

2018

Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence

2003

The Road to Mecca The Road to Mecca

1991

The Great Lillian Hall The Great Lillian Hall

2024

Used People Used People

1992

Boychoir Boychoir

2014

No Place Like Home No Place Like Home

1989

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

Curse of the Starving Class Curse of the Starving Class

1994

Thelma Thelma

1970

Summer Heat Summer Heat

1987

Tammy Tammy

2014

High Stakes High Stakes

1989

Ambulance Girl Ambulance Girl

2005

Titanic: Stories From the Heart Titanic: Stories From the Heart

2023

Shadows and Fog Shadows and Fog

1991

A Family Affair A Family Affair

2024

My Best Friend Is a Vampire My Best Friend Is a Vampire

1987

Talking With Talking With

1995

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

2019

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

2005

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

2023

Warm Springs Warm Springs

2005

Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel

2005

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Home Home

2021

Tupperware! Tupperware!

1994

Johnny Bull Johnny Bull

1986

Signs of Life Signs of Life

1989

Making Rat Race Making Rat Race

2002

Reflections on Titanic Reflections on Titanic

2012

The Miracle Club The Miracle Club

2023

Baby Steps Baby Steps

1999

Rumor Has It... Rumor Has It...

2005

Richard Jewell Richard Jewell

2019

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club

2009

The Golden Compass The Golden Compass

2007

The West Side Waltz The West Side Waltz

1995

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

1997

The Effects of Magic The Effects of Magic

1998

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

2000

Hostages Hostages

1992

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996

The Highwaymen The Highwaymen

2019

The Morning After The Morning After

1986

Dick Tracy Dick Tracy

1990

On the Basis of Sex On the Basis of Sex

2018

The War at Home The War at Home

1996

Bruno Bruno

2000

Failure to Launch Failure to Launch

2006

Straight Time Straight Time

1978

Chéri Chéri

2009

P.S. I Love You P.S. I Love You

2007

Bee Movie Bee Movie

2007

The Blind Side The Blind Side

2009

North North

1994

Dolores Claiborne Dolores Claiborne

1995

Summer Camp Summer Camp

2024

Angus Angus

1995

Christmas Is Here Again Christmas Is Here Again

2007

Primary Colors Primary Colors

1998

Misery Loves Company Misery Loves Company

2003

The Late Shift The Late Shift

1996

My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper

2002

Misery Misery

1990

Dragonfly Dragonfly

2002

Around the World in 80 Days Around the World in 80 Days

2004

The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008

Fried Green Tomatoes Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Swept from the Sea Swept from the Sea

1998

The Waterboy The Waterboy

1998

Diabolique Diabolique

1996

Fred Claus Fred Claus

2007

Revolutionary Road Revolutionary Road

2008

About Schmidt About Schmidt

2002

Prelude to a Kiss Prelude to a Kiss

1992

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day

2010

Arthur 2: On the Rocks Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

Guilty Hearts Guilty Hearts

2006

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

1982

Bonneville Bonneville

2006

The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

At Play in the Fields of the Lord At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991

You May Not Kiss the Bride You May Not Kiss the Bride

2011

A Home of Our Own A Home of Our Own

1993

Midnight in Paris Midnight in Paris

2011

The Smack The Smack

1970

Men Don't Leave Men Don't Leave

1990

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993

A Little Bit of Heaven A Little Bit of Heaven

2011

Unconditional Love Unconditional Love

2002

American Outlaws American Outlaws

2001

White Palace White Palace

1990

Rat Race Rat Race

2001

Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web

2006

Annie Annie

1999

A Civil Action A Civil Action

1998

Two of a Kind Two of a Kind

1983

Love Liza Love Liza

2002

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

Relative Strangers Relative Strangers

2006

Personal Effects Personal Effects

2009

Little Black Book Little Black Book

2004

Titanic Titanic

1997

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