
Cast
Kathy Bates
Acting
Cast
Kathy Bates
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-06-28
From
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also known as Kathleen Doyle Bates, Кейти Бейтс
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).

Titanic
as Molly Brown

Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)

The Blind Side
as Miss Sue

Misery
as Annie Wilkes

Fried Green Tomatoes
as Evelyn Couch

The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)

The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson

White Palace
as Rosemary

Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings

The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher

A Family Affair
as Leila Ford

Dolores Claiborne
as Dolores Claiborne

Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)

Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein

Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria

Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)

About Schmidt
as Roberta Hertzel

Dick Tracy
as Mrs. Green

P.S. I Love You
as Patricia

Valentine's Day
as Susan Milton

Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont

Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell

Failure to Launch
as Sue

American Outlaws
as Ma James

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon

Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon

Tammy
as Lenore

A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey

Fred Claus
as Mother Claus

Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel

Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)

The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson

North
as Alaskan Mom

The Boss
as Ida Marquette

Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke

Unconditional Love
as Grace Beasley

Primary Colors
as Libby Holden

Boychoir
as Headmistress

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)

On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon

Prelude to a Kiss
as Leah Blier

Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney

Love Liza
as Mary Ann Bankhead

Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan

Straight Time
as Selma Darin

A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

Complete Unknown
as Nina

Chéri
as Madame Peloux

Angus
as Meg Bethune

Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann

Personal Effects
as Gloria

Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer

The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright

Bruno
as Mother Superior

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker

Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae

Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute

Two of a Kind
as Furniture Man's Wife

The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter

Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)

A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett

You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother

Summer Heat
as Ruth

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Mrs. Canby

Krystal
as Vera

Reflections on Titanic
as Self

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self

Used People
as Bibby Berman

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)

Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)

The War at Home
as Maurine Collier

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier

My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Helen Blake

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as The Marquesa

Guilty Hearts
as The Judge

Making Rat Race
as Herself

Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham

The Morning After
as Woman on Mateo Street

The Late Shift
as Helen Kushnick

The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self

Taking Off
as Audition Singer

Declaration of Independence
as Self

Roe vs. Wade
as Jessie

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)

Baby Steps
as Mrs. Mellon

The Effects of Magic
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny

Home
as Bernadette

Signs of Life
as Mary Beth Alder

No Place Like Home
as Bonnie Cooper

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self

Talking With
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")

Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk

Hostages
as Peggy Say

Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman

Titanic: Breaking New Ground
as Self

The Smack
as Babs

High Stakes
as Jill

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself

Cadaver
as Beth

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self

The West Side Waltz
as Mr. Goo

Johnny Bull
as Katherine Kovacs

My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman

Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate

The Road to Mecca
as Elsa Barlow

Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern

Misery Loves Company
as Self

Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)

Tupperware!
as Narrator

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)

Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)