Kathy Bates
Country: United States
Gender: F
Birthday: 1948-06-28
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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Actor:
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1. Straight Time (1978), film...Selma Darin
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...Stella Mae
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3. Two of a Kind (1983), film...Furniture Man's Wife
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4. The Morning After (1986), film...Woman on Mateo Street
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5. Murder Ordained (1987), film...Bobbi Birk
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6. My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), film...Helen Blake
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7. Summer Heat (1987), film...Ruth
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8. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988), film...Mrs. Canby
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9. Signs of Life (1989), film...Mary Beth Alder
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10. Homeless (1989), film...Bonnie Cooper
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11. Roe vs. Wade (1989), film
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12. White Palace (1990), film...Rosemary
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13. Misery (1990), film...Annie Wilkes
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14. Men Don't Leave (1990), film...Lisa Coleman
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15. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), film...Evelyn Couch
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16. Shadows and Fog (1991), film...Prostitute
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17. Prelude to a Kiss (1992), film...Leah Blier
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18. Used People (1992), film...Bibby Berman
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19. Home Of Our Own, A (1993), film...Frances Lacey
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20. Curse of the Starving Ones (1994), film...Ella Tate
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21. Dolores Claiborne (1995), film...Dolores Claiborne
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22. Angus (1995), film...Meg Bethune
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23. Diabolique (1996), film...Det. Shirley Vogel
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24. The War at Home (1996), film...Maurine Collier
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25. The Late Shift (1996), film
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26. Titanic (1997), film...Molly Brown
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27. Titanic (1997), film
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28. Primary Colors (1998), film...Libby Holden
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29. The Waterboy (1998), film...Mama Boucher
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30. Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998), film...Mrs. Margaret Brown
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31. Annie (1999), film...Miss Agatha Hannigan
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32. The Dress Code (2000), film...Mother Superior
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33. Possessed (2000), film...Student
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34. American Outlaws (2001), film...Ma James
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35. Six Feet Under (2001), series...Bettina
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36. Unconditional Love (2002), film...Grace Beasley
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37. About Schmidt (2002), film...Roberta Hertzel
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38. Dragonfly (2002), film...Mrs. Belmont
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39. My Sister's Keeper (2002), film...Christine Chapman
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40. Love Liza (2002), film...Mary Ann Bankhead
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41. Little Black Book (2004), film...Kippie Kann
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42. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), film...The Marquesa
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43. Springs (2005), film...Helena Mahoney
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44. Ambulance Girl (2005), film...Jane Stern
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45. The Office: US Version (2005), series...Jo Bennett
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46. Relative Strangers (2006), film...Agnes Menure
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47. Failure to Launch (2006), film...Sue
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48. Bonneville (2006), film...Margene Cunningham
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49. P.S. I Love You (2007), film...Patricia
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50. Fred Claus (2007), film...Mother Claus
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51. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), film...Regina Jackson
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52. Revolutionary Road (2008), film...Mrs. Givings
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...Charlotte Cartwright
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54. The Blind Side (2009), film...Miss Sue
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55. Chéri (2009), film...Madame Peloux
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56. Personal Effects (2009), film...Gloria
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57. Alice (2009), film...Queen of Hearts
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58. Valentine's Day (2010), film...Susan
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59. Mike & Molly (2010), series...Kay McKinnon
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60. Midnight in Paris (2011), film...Gertrude Stein
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61. A Little Bit of Heaven (2011), film...Beverly Corbett
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62. You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011), film...Bryan's Mother
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63. AHS (2011), series...Madame Delphine LaLaurie
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64. Đavolja odvjetnica (2011), series...Harriet Korn
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65. Boychoir (2014), film...Headmistress
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66. Tammy (2014), film...Lenore
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67. The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015), film...Maime Trotter
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68. The Boss (2016), film...Ida Marquette
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69. Bad Santa 2 (2016), film...Sunny Soke
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70. Complete Unknown (2016), film...Nina
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71. Krystal (2017), film...Vera Greenwood
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72. Feud (2017), series...Joan Blondell
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73. Disjointed (2017), series
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74. On the Basis of Sex (2018), film...Dorothy Kenyon
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...Barbara Haggermaker
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76. The Highwaymen (2019), film...Ma Ferguson
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77. Richard Jewell (2019), film...Bobi Jewell
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78. Stephen King: A Necessary Evil (2020), film...Self (archive footage)
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79. Home (2020), film...Bernadette
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80. Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Sylvia Simon
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82. The Miracle Club (2023), film...Eileen Dunne
Director:
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1. Six Feet Under (2001), series
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2. Our New Life in Everwood (2002), series
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3. Ambulance Girl (2005), film
Voice:
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1. Charlotte's Web (2006), film...Bitsy the Cow
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2. Bee Movie (2007), film...Janet Benson
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3. The Golden Compass (2007), film...Hester
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4. Christmas Is Here Again (2007), film...Miss Dowdy
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5. When Marnie Was There (2014), film...Mrs. Kadoya
Narrator:
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1. American Experience (1987), series