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)