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Kathy Bates

Film Actress / Film Director / Character Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Actress / Voice Actress | * 06/28/1948 (75) | Memphis, Tennessee (United States of America (USA))
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Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theater at 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 role was in the play Vanities (1976). Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a nomination for the Tony Award Best Lead Actress in a Play for 'night, Mother (1983), and won an Obie Award for her role in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1988). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in the thriller Misery (1990). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in Primary Colors (199... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected. ...

About Schmidt

R

2002 | 3.4/5 | 2h 5min
Drama, Comedy
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101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi ...

Titanic

PG-13

1997 | 4.0/5 | 3h 14min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also dangerously unstable, and Paul finds ...

Misery

R

1990 | 3.9/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Thriller
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Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her empl ...

Dolores Claiborne

R

1995 | 3.7/5 | 2h 12min
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Kathy Bates

Primetime Emmy Awards Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Mary Pickford Award 3x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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Movies with Kathy Bates as Actress(104)

2023 Summer Camp
as Thelma2023 Thelma
as Sylvia Simon2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Eileen Dunne2023 The Miracle Club
as Self (archive footage)2022 Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Bernadette2021 Home
as Ma Ferguson2019 The Highwaymen
as Bobi Jewell2019 Richard Jewell
as Barbara Haggermaker2019 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Vera2018 Krystal
as Dorothy Kenyon2018 On the Basis of Sex
as Ida Marquette2016 The Boss
as Nina2016 Complete Unknown
as Sunny Soke2016 Bad Santa 2
as Maime Trotter2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Headmistress2014 Boychoir
as Lenore2014 Tammy
as Beth2012 Cadaver
as herself2012 Reflections on Titanic
as Bryan's Mother2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Beverly Corbett2011 A Little Bit of Heaven
as Gertrude Stein2011 Midnight in Paris
as Susan Milton2010 Valentine's Day
as Madame Peloux2009 Chéri
as Gloria2009 Personal Effects
as Miss Sue2009 The Blind Side
as Regina Jackson2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mrs. Givings2008 Revolutionary Road
as Charlotte Cartwright2008 The Family That Preys
as Janet Benson (voice)2007 Bee Movie
as Hester (voice)2007 The Golden Compass
as Miss Dowdy (voice)2007 Christmas Is Here Again
as Patricia2007 P.S. I Love You
as Mother Claus2007 Fred Claus
as The Judge2006 Guilty Hearts
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)2006 Charlotte's Web
as Sue2006 Failure to Launch
as Agnes Menure2006 Relative Strangers
as Margene2006 Bonneville
as herself2005 Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Jane Stern2005 Ambulance Girl
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)2005 Rumor Has It...
as Narrator (voice)2005 Hansel and Gretel
as Helena Mahoney2005 Warm Springs
as Narrator (voice)2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Kippie Kann2004 Little Black Book
as Queen Victoria2004 Around the World in 80 Days
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)2004 Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as The Marquesa2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as herself2003 Misery Loves Company
as herself2003 Declaration of Independence
as Roberta Hertzel2002 About Schmidt
as Grace Beasley2002 Unconditional Love
as Christine Chapman2002 My Sister's Keeper
as Mary Ann Bankhead2002 Love Liza
as Mrs. Belmont2002 Dragonfly
as Ma James2001 American Outlaws
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)2001 Rat Race
as Mother Superior2000 Bruno
as Frances Marion (voice)2000 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Miss Agatha Hannigan1999 Annie
as Mrs. Mellon1999 Baby Steps
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)1998 A Civil Action
as Miss Swaffer1998 Swept from the Sea
as Libby Holden1998 Primary Colors
as Mama Helen Boucher1998 The Waterboy
1998 The Effects of Magic
as Molly Brown1997 Titanic
as Maurine Collier1996 The War at Home
as Helen Kushnick1996 The Late Shift
as Det. Shirley Vogel1996 Diabolique
as Mr. Goo1995 The West Side Waltz
as Dolores Claiborne1995 Dolores Claiborne
as Meg Bethune1995 Angus
as Alaskan Mom1994 North
as Ella Tate1994 Curse of the Starving Class
as Narrator1994 Tupperware!
as Frances Lacey1993 A Home of Our Own
as Bibby Berman1992 Used People
as Peggy Say1992 Hostages
as Leah Blier1992 Prelude to a Kiss
as Hazel Quarrier1991 At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Evelyn Couch1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
as Prostitute1991 Shadows and Fog
as Elsa Barlow1991 The Road to Mecca
as Rosemary1990 White Palace
as Lisa Coleman1990 Men Don't Leave
as Mrs. Green1990 Dick Tracy
as Annie Wilkes1990 Misery
as Bonnie Cooper1989 No Place Like Home
as Mary Beth Alder1989 Signs of Life
as Jessie1989 Roe vs. Wade
as Jill1989 High Stakes
as Mrs. Canby1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Helen Blake1987 My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Bobbi Birk1987 Murder Ordained
as Ruth1987 Summer Heat
as Katherine Kovacs1986 Johnny Bull
as Woman on Mateo Street1986 The Morning After
as Furniture Man's Wife1983 Two of a Kind
as Stella Mae1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Selma Darin1978 Straight Time
as Audition Singer1971 Taking Off

TV Shows/Series with Kathy Bates as Actress(30)

as Ruth2017 Disjointed
as Joan Blondell2017 FEUD
as herself2016 Chelsea
2015 Lip Sync Battle
as Delphine LaLaurie2011 American Horror Story
as Ethel Darling2011 American Horror Story
as Iris2011 American Horror Story
as Agnes Mary Winstead / Thomasyn White2011 American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead2011 American Horror Story
as Harriet Harry2011 Harry's Law
as Kay2010 Mike & Molly
as herself2008 Stand Up to Cancer
as Mrs. Fowler2007 The Big Bang Theory
as Jo Bennett2005 The Office
as D.O. Rothy (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Charlie Harper2003 Two and a Half Men
as Bettina2001 Six Feet Under
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as herself1997 The View
as Charlotte Everly1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as herself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1988 China Beach
as Narrator (voice)1988 American Experience
as Charlotte Haley1986 L.A. Law
1982 St. Elsewhere
1982 Cagney & Lacey
as Sally Allison1977 The Love Boat
as herself1971 Great Performances
as Christine Chapman1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Kathy Bates as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2005 Ambulance Girl
Directing/Director1999 Dash and Lilly

TV Shows/Series with Kathy Bates as Crew(4)

Directing/Director2002 Everwood
Directing/Director2001 Six Feet Under
Directing/Director1997 Oz
Directing/Director1993 Homicide: Life on the Street

Additional Information

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Full Name: Kathleen Doyle Bates
Born: Monday, 06/28 1948 (June) in Memphis, Tennessee (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 75 years + 302 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Southern Methodist University, William Esper Studio, White Station High School
Other names for Kathy Bates (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Кэти Бейтс"
"Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates"
"Kathleen Doyle Bates"
Kathy Bates frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (100x, Actor)
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (29x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (24x, Actress)
Chris Diamantopoulos (24x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (20x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (19x, Actor)
Scott Klace (18x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (16x, Actor)
Maurice LaMarche (16x, Actor)
Chuck Lorre (16x, Crew)
Ben Falcone (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:925, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024