Kathy Bates
An American actress and director. After several small roles in film and television, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery (1990), for which she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Dolores Claiborne (1995), before playing a featured role as Margaret "Molly" Brown in Titanic (1997). During this time she began her directing career, primarily in television. Bates received a Tony Award nomination for her 1983 performance in the Broadway play 'night, Mother. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Primary Colors (1998), for which she also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for About Schmidt (2002). Her television work has resulted in eight Emmy Award nominations. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003, Bates has stated that she has made a full recovery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Jun 28, 1948 In Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 114
- First Appeared:
- Movie Home 2020-10-15
- Latest Project:
- In the series Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951-12-24
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Home | 2020-10-15 | |
| Movie | Richard Jewell | Bobi Jewell | 2019-12-13 |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Ma Ferguson | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | On the Basis of Sex | Dorothy Kenyon | 2018-12-25 |
| Movie | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Barbara Haggermaker | 2018-09-10 |
| Movie | Krystal | Vera | 2018-04-13 |
| Series | Disjointed | Ruth | 2017-08-25 |
| Series | FEUD | Joan Blondell | 2017-03-05 |
| Movie | Bad Santa 2 | Sunny Soke | 2016-11-23 |
| Movie | Complete Unknown | Nina | 2016-08-26 |
| Series | Chelsea | Herself | 2016-05-11 |
| Movie | The Boss | Ida Marquette | 2016-04-07 |
| Series | Lip Sync Battle | Unknown | 2015-04-02 |
| Movie | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Maime Trotter | 2015-10-05 |
| Movie | Boychoir | Headmistress | 2014-09-04 |
| Movie | Tammy | Lenore | 2014-07-02 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014-02-01 | |
| Movie | Cadaver | Beth | 2012-11-26 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Unknown | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Midnight in Paris | Gertrude Stein | 2011-05-11 |
| Movie | You May Not Kiss the Bride | Bryan's Mother | 2011-04-03 |
| Movie | A Little Bit of Heaven | Beverly Corbett | 2011-02-03 |
| Series | Harry's Law | Harriet Harry | 2011-01-17 |
| Movie | Valentine's Day | Susan Milton | 2010-02-10 |
| Movie | Cheri | Madame Peloux | 2009-04-08 |
| Movie | Personal Effects | Gloria | 2009-03-05 |
| Movie | The Blind Side | Miss Sue | 2009-11-20 |
| Series | Alice | Queen of Hearts | 2009-12-06 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Mrs. Helen Givings | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Regina Jackson | 2008-12-10 |
| Movie | The Family That Preys | Charlotte Cartwright | 2008-09-12 |
| Series | Stand Up to Cancer | Herself | 2008-09-05 |
| Movie | The Golden Compass | Hester (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | P.S. I Love You | Patricia | 2007-11-15 |
| Movie | Fred Claus | Mother Claus | 2007-11-03 |
| Movie | Bee Movie | Janet Benson (voice) | 2007-10-28 |
| Movie | Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Boquete (voice) | 2007-10-20 |
| Series | The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Fowler | 2007-09-24 |
| Movie | Guilty Hearts | The Judge | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Failure to Launch | Sue | 2006-03-10 |
| Movie | Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure | 2006-05-01 |
| Movie | Bonneville | Margene | 2006-09-11 |
| Movie | Charlotte's Web | Bitsy the Cow (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
| Movie | Rumor Has It... | Aunt Mitsy (uncredited) | 2005-12-22 |
| Movie | Ambulance Girl | Jane Stern | 2005-09-12 |
| Movie | Warm Springs | Helena Mahoney | 2005-04-30 |
| Series | The Office | Jo Bennett (voice) | 2005-03-24 |
| Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
| Movie | Little Black Book | Kippie Kann | 2004-08-06 |
| Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria | 2004-06-16 |
| Movie | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Marquesa | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Narrator (voice) | 2004-01-01 |
| Series | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper | 2003-09-21 |
| Movie | Declaration of Independence | Herself | 2003-06-10 |
| Movie | My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman | 2002-01-27 |
| Movie | Dragonfly | Mrs. Belmont | 2002-02-22 |
| Movie | About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel | 2002-05-22 |
| Movie | Unconditional Love | Grace Beasley | 2002-08-23 |
| Movie | Love Liza | Mary Ann Bankhead | 2002-12-30 |
| Movie | American Outlaws | Ma James | 2001-08-17 |
| Movie | Rat Race | The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) | 2001-08-17 |
| Series | Six Feet Under | Bettina | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Frances Marion (voice) | 2000-08-03 |
| Movie | Bruno | Mother Superior | 2000-04-16 |
| Movie | Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan | 1999-11-07 |
| Movie | A Civil Action | Bankruptcy Judge | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | The Waterboy | Mama Boucher | 1998-11-06 |
| Movie | The Effects of Magic | 1998-09-28 | |
| Movie | Primary Colors | Libby Holden | 1998-03-20 |
| Movie | Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer | 1998-01-23 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Titanic | Molly Brown | 1997-11-18 |
| Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | Diabolique | Det. Shirley Vogel | 1996-03-22 |
| Movie | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Herself | 1996-03-17 |
| Movie | The Late Shift | Helen Kushnick | 1996-02-24 |
| Movie | The War at Home | Maurine Collier | 1996-11-20 |
| Movie | The West Side Waltz | Mr. Goo | 1995-11-23 |
| Movie | Angus | Meg Bethune | 1995-09-15 |
| Movie | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne | 1995-03-24 |
| Movie | Curse of the Starving Class | Ella Tate | 1994-09-13 |
| Movie | North | Alaskan Mom | 1994-07-22 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
| Series | The Stand | Rae Flowers | 1994-05-08 |
| Movie | A Home of Our Own | Frances Lacey | 1993-11-05 |
| Movie | Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier | 1992-07-10 |
| Movie | Used People | Bibby Berman | 1992-12-16 |
| Movie | Hostages | Peggy Say | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch | 1991-12-27 |
| Movie | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Hazel Quarrier | 1991-12-06 |
| Movie | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | 1991-12-05 |
| Movie | The Road to Mecca | Elsa Barlow | 1991-03-10 |
| Movie | Misery | Anne Marie ("Annie") Wilkes | 1990-11-30 |
| Movie | White Palace | Rosemary | 1990-10-19 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy | Mrs. Green | 1990-04-05 |
| Movie | Men Don't Leave | Lisa Coleman | 1990-02-02 |
| Movie | No Place Like Home | Bonnie Cooper | 1989-12-03 |
| Movie | High Stakes | Jill | 1989-01-01 |
| Series | China Beach | Unknown | 1988-04-26 |
| Movie | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Mrs. Canby | 1988-07-08 |
| Series | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | 1988-10-04 |
| Movie | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Helen Blake | 1987-10-01 |
| Movie | Summer Heat | Ruth | 1987-05-29 |
| Movie | Murder Ordained | Bobbi Birk | 1987-05-03 |
| Movie | The Morning After | Cat-Hating Artist | 1986-12-25 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Stella Mae | 1982-11-12 |
| Series | St. Elsewhere | Unknown | 1982-10-26 |
| Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | Straight Time | Selma Darin | 1978-03-18 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Sally Allison | 1977-09-24 |
| Movie | Taking Off | Audition Singer | 1971-05-17 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Herself | 1953-03-18 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |