Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 28, 1948
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Credits
169 titles
Kathy Bates
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).
Known For
Filmography
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self
Matlock
Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
The Great Lillian Hall
Edith Wilson
A Family Affair
Leila Ford
Summer Camp
Ginny Moon
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self (archive footage)
The Miracle Club
Eileen Dunne
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Sylvia Simon
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Home
Bernadette
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Richard Jewell
Bobi Jewell
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Highwaymen
Ma Ferguson
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Barbara Haggermaker
On the Basis of Sex
Dorothy Kenyon
Krystal
Vera
Disjointed
Ruth
FEUD
Joan Blondell
Bad Santa 2
Sunny Soke
Complete Unknown
Nina
Chelsea
Self
The Boss
Ida Marquette
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Maime Trotter
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Lip Sync Battle
Self
Boychoir
Headmistress
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
Tammy
Lenore
Cadaver
Beth
Reflections on Titanic
Self
American Horror Story
Delphine LaLaurie
Midnight in Paris
Gertrude Stein
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Bryan's Mother
A Little Bit of Heaven
Beverly Corbett
Harry's Law
Harriet 'Harry' Korn
Mike & Molly
Kay
Valentine's Day
Susan
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Pancho Barnes (Voice)
Alice
Queen of Hearts
The Blind Side
Miss Sue
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Chéri
Madame Peloux
Personal Effects
Gloria
Revolutionary Road
Mrs. Helen Givings
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Regina Jackson
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Charlotte Cartwright
Stand Up to Cancer
Self