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).
Filmography
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self
A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
Complete Unknown
as Nina
Complete Unknown
as Nina
The Boss
as Ida Marquette
The Boss
as Ida Marquette
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
Tammy
as Lenore
Tammy
as Lenore
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann
Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann
Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria
Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman
My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman
American Outlaws
as Ma James
American Outlaws
as Ma James
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
Primary Colors
as Libby Holden
Primary Colors
as Libby Holden
Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer
Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate
North
as Alaskan Mom
North
as Alaskan Mom
A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey
A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman
Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman