Kathy Bates profile
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Kathy Bates

28th June 1948 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Acting

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).

117 Movies 45 TV Shows 162 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Home poster
Home 29th July 2021 as Bernadette
Tammy poster
Tammy 2nd July 2014 as Lenore
Chéri poster
Chéri 8th April 2009 as Madame Peloux
Bee Movie poster
Bee Movie 28th October 2007 as Janet Benson (voice)
Love Liza poster
Love Liza 30th December 2002 as Mary Ann Bankhead
Rat Race poster
Rat Race 17th August 2001 as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Bruno poster
Bruno 16th April 2000 as Mother Superior
Annie poster
Annie 7th November 1999 as Miss Agatha Hannigan
Titanic poster
Titanic 18th December 1997 as Molly Brown
Angus poster
Angus 15th September 1995 as Meg Bethune
North poster
North 22nd July 1994 as Alaskan Mom
Misery poster
Misery 30th November 1990 as Annie Wilkes
Matlock poster
Matlock 22nd September 2024 as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
FEUD poster
FEUD 5th March 2017 as Joan Blondell
Alice poster
Alice 6th December 2009 as Queen of Hearts
MADtv poster
MADtv 14th October 1995 as Stuart's Grandma
The Stand poster
The Stand 8th May 1994 as Rae Flowers (uncredited)
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L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Charlotte Haley