Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Executive Producer
Summer Camp
2024
Ginny Moon
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
Beverly Corbett
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011
Bryan's Mother
Midnight in Paris
2011
Gertrude Stein
Valentine's Day
2010
Susan Milton
The Blind Side
2009
Miss Sue
Chéri
2009
Madame Peloux
Personal Effects
2009
Gloria
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
Regina Jackson
Revolutionary Road
2008
Mrs. Helen Givings
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
Charlotte Cartwright
Fred Claus
2007
Mother Claus
Bee Movie
2007
Janet Benson (voice)
P.S. I Love You
2007
Patricia
Christmas Is Here Again
2007
Miss Dowdy (voice)
Guilty Hearts
2007
The Judge
Failure to Launch
2006
Sue
Charlotte's Web
2006
Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Relative Strangers
2006
Agnes Menure
Bonneville
2006
Margene Cunningham
Ambulance Girl
2005
Director
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Queen Victoria
Little Black Book
2004
Kippie Kann
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Narrator (voice)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
The Marquesa
Fargo
2003
Director
Misery Loves Company
2003
Self
Dragonfly
2002
Mrs. Belmont
About Schmidt
2002
Roberta Hertzel
My Sister's Keeper
2002
Christine Chapman
Love Liza
2002
Mary Ann Bankhead
Unconditional Love
2002
Grace Beasley
Rat Race
2001
The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
American Outlaws
2001
Ma James
Dash and Lilly
1999
Director
Annie
1999
Miss Agatha Hannigan
Swept from the Sea
1998
Miss Swaffer
The Waterboy
1998
Mama Boucher
Primary Colors
1998
Libby Holden
A Civil Action
1998
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Diabolique
1996
Det. Shirley Vogel
The Late Shift
1996
Helen Kushnick
Talking With
1995
Director
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Dolores Claiborne
Angus
1995
Meg Bethune
North
1994
Alaskan Mom
A Home of Our Own
1993
Frances Lacey
Prelude to a Kiss
1992
Leah Blier
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Evelyn Couch
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991
Hazel Quarrier
Misery
1990
Annie Wilkes
White Palace
1990
Rosemary
Men Don't Leave
1990
Lisa Coleman
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
Mrs. Canby
Two of a Kind
1983
Furniture Man's Wife
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982
Stella Mae
Straight Time
1978
Selma Darin
A Family Affair
2024
Leila Ford
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
Sylvia Simon
The Miracle Club
2023
Eileen Dunne
Home
2021
Bernadette
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
Barbara Haggermaker
The Highwaymen
2019
Ma Ferguson
Richard Jewell
2019
Bobi Jewell
Krystal
2018
Vera
On the Basis of Sex
2018
Dorothy Kenyon
The Boss
2016
Ida Marquette
Complete Unknown
2016
Nina
Bad Santa 2
2016
Sunny Soke
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
Maime Trotter
Bruno
2000
Mother Superior
The War at Home
1996
Maurine Collier
Summer Heat
1987
Ruth
Thelma

Thelma
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Self (archive footage)
Boychoir
2015
Headmistress
Tammy
2014
Lenore
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
Self (archive footage)
Reflections on Titanic
2012
Self
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
2009
Pancho Barnes (Voice)
The Golden Compass
2007
Hester (voice)
Rumor Has It...
2005
Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Hansel and Gretel
2005
Narrator (voice)
Warm Springs
2005
Helena Mahoney
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
2005
Herself
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
2005
Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
2004
Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Declaration of Independence
2003
Self
Making Rat Race
2002
Herself
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
Frances Marion (voice)
The Effects of Magic
1998
Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Titanic
1997
Molly Brown
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
Self
The West Side Waltz
1995
Mr. Goo
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
Ella Tate
Tupperware!
1994
Narrator
Used People
1992
Bibby Berman
Hostages
1992
Peggy Say
Shadows and Fog
1991
Prostitute
Dick Tracy
1990
Mrs. Green
No Place Like Home
1989
Bonnie Cooper
High Stakes
1989
Jill
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Jessie
Signs of Life
1989
Mary Beth Alder
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987
Helen Blake
Murder Ordained
1987
Bobbi Birk
The Morning After
1986
Woman on Mateo Street
Johnny Bull
1986
Katherine Kovacs
Taking Off
1971
Audition Singer