Kathy Bates
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 28, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Filmography
The Smack
Movie · as Babs
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection
TV · 20 eps
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Movie · as Self
Summer Camp
Movie · as Ginny Moon
A Family Affair
Movie · as Leila Ford
The Great Lillian Hall
Movie · as Edith Wilson
Matlock
TV · as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock · 35 eps
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Movie · as Sylvia Simon
The Miracle Club
Movie · as Eileen Dunne
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Home
Movie · as Bernadette
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Movie · as Barbara Haggermaker
The Highwaymen
Movie · as Ma Ferguson
Richard Jewell
Movie · as Bobi Jewell
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Krystal
Movie · as Vera
On the Basis of Sex
Movie · as Dorothy Kenyon
Disjointed
TV · as Ruth · 20 eps
FEUD
TV · as Joan Blondell · 5 eps
The Boss
Movie · as Ida Marquette
Complete Unknown
Movie · as Nina
Bad Santa 2
Movie · as Sunny Soke
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Boychoir
Movie · as Headmistress
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Movie · as Maime Trotter
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Tammy
Movie · as Lenore
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Movie · as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cadaver
Movie · as Beth
Reflections on Titanic
Movie · as Self
A Little Bit of Heaven
Movie · as Beverly Corbett
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Movie · as Bryan's Mother
Midnight in Paris
Movie · as Gertrude Stein
Harry's Law
TV · as Harriet 'Harry' Korn · 34 eps
American Horror Story
TV · as Delphine LaLaurie, Ethel Darling, Iris, Agnes Mary Winstead, Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie · 26 eps
Valentine's Day
Movie · as Susan
Mike & Molly
TV · as Kay · 1 ep
The Blind Side
Movie · as Miss Sue
Chéri
Movie · as Madame Peloux
Personal Effects
Movie · as Gloria
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Movie · as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
Alice
TV · as Queen of Hearts · 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie · as Regina Jackson
Revolutionary Road
Movie · as Mrs. Helen Givings
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Movie · as Charlotte Cartwright
Stand Up to Cancer
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fred Claus
Movie · as Mother Claus
Bee Movie
Movie · as Janet Benson (voice)
P.S. I Love You
Movie · as Patricia
Christmas Is Here Again
Movie · as Miss Dowdy (voice)
Guilty Hearts
Movie · as The Judge
The Golden Compass
Movie · as Hester (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
TV · as Mrs. Fowler · 3 eps
Chelsea Lately
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Failure to Launch
Movie · as Sue
Charlotte's Web
Movie · as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Relative Strangers
Movie · as Agnes Menure
Bonneville
Movie · as Margene Cunningham
Ambulance Girl
Movie · as Jane Stern
Rumor Has It...
Movie · as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Hansel and Gretel
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Warm Springs
Movie · as Helena Mahoney
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Movie · as Herself
The Office
TV · as Jo Bennett · 8 eps
American Dad!
TV · as D.O. Rothy (voice) · 1 ep
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Queen Victoria
Little Black Book
Movie · as Kippie Kann
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Movie · as The Marquesa
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Movie · as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Tupperware!
Movie · as Narrator
Misery Loves Company
Movie · as Self
Declaration of Independence
Movie · as Self
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Charlie Harper · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Dragonfly
Movie · as Mrs. Belmont
About Schmidt
Movie · as Roberta Hertzel
My Sister's Keeper
Movie · as Christine Chapman
Love Liza
Movie · as Mary Ann Bankhead
Unconditional Love
Movie · as Grace Beasley
Making Rat Race
Movie · as Herself
American Outlaws
Movie · as Ma James
Rat Race
Movie · as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Six Feet Under
TV · as Bettina · 11 eps
Bruno
Movie · as Mother Superior
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Movie · as Frances Marion (voice)
Annie
Movie · as Miss Agatha Hannigan
Baby Steps
Movie · as Mrs. Mellon
Swept from the Sea
Movie · as Miss Swaffer
The Waterboy
Movie · as Mama Boucher
Primary Colors
Movie · as Libby Holden
A Civil Action
Movie · as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
The Effects of Magic
Movie · as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Movie · as Self
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie · as Self
Titanic
Movie · as Molly Brown
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
King of the Hill
TV · as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice) · 1 ep
Diabolique
Movie · as Det. Shirley Vogel
The Late Shift
Movie · as Helen Kushnick
The War at Home
Movie · as Maurine Collier
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Movie · as Self
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Charlotte Everly · 1 ep
Dolores Claiborne
Movie · as Dolores Claiborne
Angus
Movie · as Meg Bethune
Talking With
Movie · as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
The West Side Waltz
Movie · as Mr. Goo
MADtv
TV · as Stuart's Grandma · 1 ep
North
Movie · as Alaskan Mom
Curse of the Starving Class
Movie · as Ella Tate
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Stand
TV · as Rae Flowers (uncredited) · 1 ep
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Movie · as Lunar Mom
A Home of Our Own
Movie · as Frances Lacey
Prelude to a Kiss
Movie · as Leah Blier
Used People
Movie · as Bibby Berman
Hostages
Movie · as Peggy Say
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Evelyn Couch
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Movie · as Hazel Quarrier
Shadows and Fog
Movie · as Prostitute
The Road to Mecca
Movie · as Elsa Barlow
Misery
Movie · as Annie Wilkes
White Palace
Movie · as Rosemary
Men Don't Leave
Movie · as Lisa Coleman
Dick Tracy
Movie · as Mrs. Green
No Place Like Home
Movie · as Bonnie Cooper
High Stakes
Movie · as Jill
Roe vs. Wade
Movie · as Jessie
Signs of Life
Movie · as Mary Beth Alder
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Movie · as Mrs. Canby
China Beach
TV · 1 ep
American Experience
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Summer Heat
Movie · as Ruth
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Movie · as Helen Blake
Murder Ordained
Movie · as Bobbi Birk
Murder Ordained
TV · as Bobbi Birk · 2 eps
The Morning After
Movie · as Woman on Mateo Street
Johnny Bull
Movie · as Katherine Kovacs
L.A. Law
TV · as Charlotte Haley · 1 ep
Two of a Kind
Movie · as Furniture Man's Wife
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Movie · as Stella Mae
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Polly Miller · 2 eps
Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Mary Beth Alder · 1 ep
Straight Time
Movie · as Selma Darin
The Love Boat
TV · as Sally Allison · 1 ep
Taking Off
Movie · as Audition Singer
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Christine Chapman · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Audience Member, Self - Winner · 2 eps