Kathy Bates
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-06-28
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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).
Also Known For
Fried Green Tomatoes
Dec 27, 1991
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dec 10, 2008
Around the World in 80 Days
Jun 16, 2004
Misery
Nov 30, 1990
Dragonfly
Feb 22, 2002
Swept from the Sea
Jan 23, 1998
The Waterboy
Nov 06, 1998
Prelude to a Kiss
Jul 10, 1992
About Schmidt
Dec 12, 2002
Revolutionary Road
Dec 19, 2008
Diabolique
Mar 22, 1996
Fred Claus
Nov 09, 2007
My Sister's Keeper
Jan 27, 2002
The Late Shift
Feb 24, 1996
Bee Movie
Oct 28, 2007
The Blind Side
Nov 20, 2009
P.S. I Love You
Nov 15, 2007
Chéri
Apr 08, 2009
Failure to Launch
Mar 10, 2006
Straight Time
Mar 18, 1978
North
Jul 22, 1994
Dolores Claiborne
Mar 24, 1995
Misery Loves Company
Jan 01, 2003
Primary Colors
Mar 20, 1998
Christmas Is Here Again
Oct 20, 2007
Summer Camp
May 31, 2024
Angus
Sep 15, 1995
Valentine's Day
Feb 10, 2010
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Jul 08, 1988
Annie
Nov 07, 1999
Charlotte's Web
Dec 07, 2006
Rat Race
Aug 17, 2001
American Outlaws
Aug 17, 2001
White Palace
Oct 19, 1990
A Civil Action
Dec 25, 1998
Two of a Kind
Dec 13, 1983
Little Black Book
Aug 06, 2004
Personal Effects
Mar 05, 2009
Relative Strangers
May 01, 2006
Love Liza
Dec 30, 2002
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Sep 12, 2008
Unconditional Love
Aug 23, 2002
A Little Bit of Heaven
Feb 03, 2011
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Oct 12, 2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Dec 22, 2004
Bonneville
Sep 11, 2006
Guilty Hearts
Jul 30, 2007
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Nov 12, 1982
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Dec 06, 1991
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Apr 03, 2011
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Jan 30, 1993
Men Don't Leave
Feb 02, 1990
The Smack
A Home of Our Own
Nov 05, 1993
Midnight in Paris
May 11, 2011
Bruno
Apr 16, 2000
The War at Home
Nov 20, 1996
Summer Heat
May 29, 1987
Thelma
Curse of the Starving Class
Sep 13, 1994
No Place Like Home
Dec 03, 1989
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Mar 26, 2021
Tammy
Jul 02, 2014
High Stakes
Oct 06, 1989
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Oct 01, 1987
A Family Affair
Jun 27, 2024
Shadows and Fog
Dec 05, 1991
Ambulance Girl
Sep 12, 2005
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Dec 05, 2023
Boychoir
Mar 27, 2015
Used People
Dec 16, 1992
The Boss
Apr 07, 2016
Cadaver
Nov 26, 2012
Roe vs. Wade
May 15, 1989
Murder Ordained
May 03, 1987
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Sep 24, 2004
Complete Unknown
Aug 26, 2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Oct 05, 2015
Bad Santa 2
Nov 23, 2016
The Great Lillian Hall
Jun 30, 2024
The Road to Mecca
Mar 10, 1991
Declaration of Independence
Jun 10, 2003
Taking Off
Mar 28, 1971
Krystal
Apr 13, 2018
Talking With
Apr 19, 1995
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Mar 13, 2019
The Effects of Magic
Sep 28, 1998
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Feb 24, 1997
The West Side Waltz
Nov 23, 1995
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Dec 10, 2009
The Golden Compass
Dec 04, 2007
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Aug 03, 2000
Hostages
Sep 23, 1992
On the Basis of Sex
Dec 25, 2018
Dick Tracy
Apr 05, 1990
The Morning After
Dec 25, 1986
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Mar 17, 1996
The Highwaymen
Mar 15, 2019
Richard Jewell
Dec 13, 2019
Rumor Has It...
Dec 22, 2005
Home
Jul 29, 2021
Hansel and Gretel
Jan 01, 2005
Warm Springs
Apr 30, 2005
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Oct 25, 2005
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Mar 29, 2023
Tupperware!
Feb 09, 1994
Johnny Bull
May 19, 1986
Baby Steps
Jun 26, 1999
The Miracle Club
Jul 14, 2023
Reflections on Titanic
Sep 10, 2012
Signs of Life
Jan 01, 1989
Making Rat Race
Jan 29, 2002
Titanic
Nov 18, 1997
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Mar 24, 1998
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Dec 15, 1998
St. Elsewhere
Oct 26, 1982
Six Feet Under
Jun 03, 2001
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
L.A. Law
Sep 15, 1986
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
China Beach
Apr 26, 1988
The Office
Mar 24, 2005
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Cagney & Lacey
Mar 25, 1982
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Harry's Law
Jan 17, 2011
Alice
Dec 06, 2009
American Horror Story
Oct 05, 2011
Matlock
Sep 22, 2024
American Horror Story
Oct 05, 2011
American Horror Story
Oct 05, 2011
Two and a Half Men
Sep 22, 2003
American Horror Story
Oct 05, 2011
Disjointed
Aug 25, 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Chelsea
May 11, 2016
American Experience
Oct 04, 1988
Lip Sync Battle
Apr 02, 2015
American Horror Story
Oct 05, 2011
The Big Bang Theory
Sep 24, 2007
FEUD
Mar 05, 2017
Murder Ordained
May 03, 1987
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Apr 21, 1992
Stand Up to Cancer
Sep 05, 2008
3rd Rock from the Sun
Jan 09, 1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Mike & Molly
Sep 20, 2010
Great Performances
Jan 28, 1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
The Stand
May 08, 1994
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
American Experience
Oct 04, 1988
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Dec 31, 2023
MADtv
Oct 14, 1995
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Chelsea Lately
Jul 16, 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
