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Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

ActingBorn June 28, 1948 (age 77)Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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).

Filmography

2024
Matlock

as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock

TV
2024
The Great Lillian Hall

as Edith Wilson

Movie
2024
A Family Affair

as Leila Ford

Movie
2024
Summer Camp

as Ginny Moon

Movie
2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
The Miracle Club

as Eileen Dunne

Movie
2021
Home

as Bernadette

Movie
2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Richard Jewell

as Bobi Jewell

Movie
2019
The Highwaymen

as Ma Ferguson

Movie
2019Movie
2018
On the Basis of Sex

as Dorothy Kenyon

Movie
2018
Krystal

as Vera

Movie
2017
Disjointed

as Ruth

TV
2017
FEUD

as Joan Blondell

TV
2016
Bad Santa 2

as Sunny Soke

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Chelsea

as Self

TV
2016
The Boss

as Ida Marquette

Movie
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Maime Trotter

Movie
2015TV
2015
Boychoir

as Headmistress

Movie
2014
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk

as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Tammy

as Lenore

Movie
2012
Cadaver

as Beth

Movie
2012Movie
2011
American Horror Story

as Delphine LaLaurie

TV
2011
American Horror Story

as Ethel Darling

TV
2011
American Horror Story

as Agnes Mary Winstead

TV
2011
American Horror Story

as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie

TV
2011
Midnight in Paris

as Gertrude Stein

Movie
2011Movie
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven

as Beverly Corbett

Movie
2011
Harry's Law

as Harriet 'Harry' Korn

TV
2010TV
2010
Valentine's Day

as Susan Milton

Movie
2009
Alice

as Queen of Hearts

TV
2009
The Blind Side

as Miss Sue

Movie
2009
Chéri

as Madame Peloux

Movie
2009Movie
2008
Revolutionary Road

as Mrs. Helen Givings

Movie
2008Movie
2008Movie
2008TV
2007
The Golden Compass

as Hester (voice)

Movie
2007
P.S. I Love You

as Patricia

Movie
2007
Fred Claus

as Mother Claus

Movie
2007
Bee Movie

as Janet Benson (voice)

Movie
2007
Christmas Is Here Again

as Miss Dowdy (voice)

Movie
2007
The Big Bang Theory

as Mrs. Fowler

TV
2007
Guilty Hearts

as The Judge

Movie
2007
Chelsea Lately

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2006
Charlotte's Web

as Bitsy the Cow (voice)

Movie
2006
Bonneville

as Margene Cunningham

Movie
2006
Relative Strangers

as Agnes Menure

Movie
2006Movie
2005
Rumor Has It...

as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Ambulance Girl

as Jane Stern

Movie
2005
Warm Springs

as Helena Mahoney

Movie
2005
The Office

as Jo Bennett

TV
2005
American Dad!

as D.O. Rothy (voice)

TV
2005
Hansel and Gretel

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)

Movie
2004
Little Black Book

as Kippie Kann

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Tupperware!

as Narrator

Movie
2003
Two and a Half Men

as Charlie Harper

TV
2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2003TV
2003Movie
2002
Love Liza

as Mary Ann Bankhead

Movie
2002
About Schmidt

as Roberta Hertzel

Movie
2002
Unconditional Love

as Grace Beasley

Movie
2002
Dragonfly

as Mrs. Belmont

Movie
2002
Making Rat Race

as Herself

Movie
2002
My Sister's Keeper

as Christine Chapman

Movie
2001
American Outlaws

as Ma James

Movie
2001
Rat Race

as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)

Movie
2001
Six Feet Under

as Bettina

TV
2000
Bruno

as Mother Superior

Movie
1999
Annie

as Miss Agatha Hannigan

Movie
1999
Baby Steps

as Mrs. Mellon

Movie
1998
A Civil Action

as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1998
The Waterboy

as Mama Boucher

Movie
1998
The Effects of Magic

as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny

Movie
1998
Primary Colors

as Libby Holden

Movie
1998
Swept from the Sea

as Miss Swaffer

Movie
1997
Titanic

as Molly Brown

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
King of the Hill

as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)

TV
1996
The War at Home

as Maurine Collier

Movie
1996TV
1996
Diabolique

as Det. Shirley Vogel

Movie
1996
The Late Shift

as Helen Kushnick

Movie
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Charlotte Everly

TV
1995Movie
1995
MADtv

as Stuart's Grandma

TV
1995
Angus

as Meg Bethune

Movie
1995
Talking With

as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")

Movie
1995
Dolores Claiborne

as Dolores Claiborne

Movie
1994Movie
1994
North

as Alaskan Mom

Movie
1994
The Stand

as Rae Flowers (uncredited)

TV
1993
A Home of Our Own

as Frances Lacey

Movie
1992
Used People

as Bibby Berman

Movie
1992
Hostages

as Peggy Say

Movie
1992
Prelude to a Kiss

as Leah Blier

Movie
1992TV
1991
Fried Green Tomatoes

as Evelyn Couch

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Shadows and Fog

as Prostitute

Movie
1991
The Road to Mecca

as Elsa Barlow

Movie
1990
Misery

as Annie Wilkes

Movie
1990
White Palace

as Rosemary

Movie
1990
Dick Tracy

as Mrs. Green

Movie
1990
Men Don't Leave

as Lisa Coleman

Movie
1989
No Place Like Home

as Bonnie Cooper

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Roe vs. Wade

as Jessie

Movie
1989
Signs of Life

as Mary Beth Alder

Movie
1988
American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1988TV
1988Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987
Murder Ordained

as Bobbi Birk

Movie
1987
Murder Ordained

as Bobbi Birk

TV
1986
The Morning After

as Woman on Mateo Street

Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Charlotte Haley

TV
1986
Johnny Bull

as Katherine Kovacs

Movie
1983
Two of a Kind

as Furniture Man's Wife

Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Polly Miller

TV
1978
Straight Time

as Selma Darin

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Sally Allison

TV
1971
Taking Off

as Audition Singer

Movie
1971TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Christine Chapman

TV
1949TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

TV
1944TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

TV
The Smack

as Babs

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 28, 1948
Place of BirthMemphis, Tennessee, USA
Popularity2.3