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
Acting
1991
asEvelyn Couch
2008
asRegina Jackson
2004
asQueen Victoria
1990
asAnnie Wilkes
2002
asMrs. Belmont
1998
asMiss Swaffer
1992
asLeah Blier
1998
asMama Boucher
2002
asRoberta Hertzel
2008
asMrs. Helen Givings
1996
asDet. Shirley Vogel
2007
asMother Claus
2002
asChristine Chapman
1996
asHelen Kushnick
2007
asJanet Benson (voice)
2009
asMiss Sue
2007
asPatricia
2009
asMadame Peloux
2006
asSue
1978
asSelma Darin
1994
asAlaskan Mom
1995
asDolores Claiborne
2003
asSelf
1998
asLibby Holden
2007
asMiss Dowdy (voice)
2024
asGinny Moon
1995
asMeg Bethune
2010
asSusan Milton
1988
asMrs. Canby
1999
asMiss Agatha Hannigan
2006
asBitsy the Cow (voice)
2001
asThe Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
2001
asMa James
1990
asRosemary
1998
asBankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
1983
asFurniture Man's Wife
2009
asGloria
2004
asKippie Kann
2006
asAgnes Menure
2002
asMary Ann Bankhead
2008
asCharlotte Cartwright
2002
asGrace Beasley
2011
asBeverly Corbett
2004
asNarrator (voice)
2004
asThe Marquesa
2006
asMargene Cunningham
2007
asThe Judge
1982
asStella Mae
1991
asHazel Quarrier
2011
asBryan's Mother
1993
asLunar Mom
1990
asLisa Coleman
asBabs
1993
asFrances Lacey
2011
asGertrude Stein
2000
asMother Superior
1996
asMaurine Collier
1987
asRuth
asThelma
1994
asElla Tate
1989
asBonnie Cooper
2021
asSelf (archive footage)
2014
asLenore
1989
asJill
1987
asHelen Blake
2024
asLeila Ford
1991
asProstitute
2005
asJane Stern
2023
asSelf / Molly Brown (archive footage)
1992
asBibby Berman
2015
asHeadmistress
2016
asIda Marquette
2012
asBeth
1989
asJessie
1987
asBobbi Birk
2004
asSiren / Sea Hag (voice)
2016
asNina
2015
asMaime Trotter
2016
asSunny Soke
2024
asEdith Wilson
1991
asElsa Barlow
2003
asSelf
1971
asAudition Singer
2018
asVera
1995
asBig Eight (segment "Rodeo")
2019
asBarbara Haggermaker
1998
asRaphaella, the Magic Bunny
1997
asSelf
1995
asMr. Goo
2009
asPancho Barnes (Voice)
2007
asHester (voice)
2000
asFrances Marion (voice)
1992
asPeggy Say
2018
asDorothy Kenyon
1990
asMrs. Green
1986
asWoman on Mateo Street
1996
asSelf
2019
asMa Ferguson
2019
asBobi Jewell
2005
asAunt Mitsy (uncredited)
2014
asSelf (archive footage)
2021
asBernadette
2005
asNarrator (voice)
2005
asHelena Mahoney
2005
asHerself
2023
asSylvia Simon
1994
asNarrator
1986
asKatherine Kovacs
1999
asMrs. Mellon
2023
asEileen Dunne
2012
asSelf
1989
asMary Beth Alder
2002
asHerself
1997
asMolly Brown
2005
asSelf / Molly Brown (archive footage)
1998
asSelf
2005
asSelf / Molly Brown (archive footage)
1998
asSelf
as
asBettina
asSelf
asCharlotte Haley
asSally Allison
asSelf
as
asJo Bennett
asSelf
as
asChristine Chapman
asHarriet 'Harry' Korn
asQueen of Hearts
asDelphine LaLaurie
asMadeline 'Matty' Matlock
asEthel Darling
asIris
asCharlie Harper
asAgnes Mary Winstead
asRuth
asSelf
asSelf
asNarrator (voice)
asSelf
asMiriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
asMrs. Fowler
asJoan Blondell
asBobbi Birk
asNarrator (Voice)
asSelf
asCharlotte Everly
asSelf - Guest
asPatrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
asD.O. Rothy (voice)
asSelf
asKay
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Nominee/Presenter
asSelf - Presenter
asSelf - Winner
asSelf - Audience Member
asRae Flowers (uncredited)
asSelf
asNarrator
asSelf
asStuart's Grandma
asSelf
asSelf (archive footage)
Production
2024
asas Crew
Directing
1999
as2005
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2003
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