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).
Born: 28 June 1948
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Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
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Matlock
Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
The Great Lillian Hall
Edith Wilson
A Family Affair
Leila Ford
Summer Camp
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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
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Titanic: Stories from the Heart
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The Miracle Club
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
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Home
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Richard Jewell
Bobi Jewell
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Highwaymen
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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
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On the Basis of Sex
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Complete Unknown
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Boychoir
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Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
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Tammy
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Cadaver
Beth
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American Horror Story
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American Horror Story
Ethel Darling
American Horror Story
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American Horror Story
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American Horror Story
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You May Not Kiss the Bride
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Charlotte Cartwright
Stand Up to Cancer
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The Golden Compass
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P.S. I Love You
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Mother Claus
Bee Movie
Janet Benson (voice)
Christmas Is Here Again
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The Big Bang Theory
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Guilty Hearts
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Charlotte's Web
Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Bonneville
Margene Cunningham
Relative Strangers
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Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
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The Office
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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
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Christine Chapman
American Outlaws
Ma James
Rat Race
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Six Feet Under
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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
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Bruno
Mother Superior
Annie
Miss Agatha Hannigan
Baby Steps
Mrs. Mellon
A Civil Action
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
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The Waterboy
Mama Boucher
The Effects of Magic
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Titanic: Breaking New Ground
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Primary Colors
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Swept from the Sea
Miss Swaffer
Titanic
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The View
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
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King of the Hill
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The War at Home
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The Daily Show
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Diabolique
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Helen Kushnick
3rd Rock from the Sun
Charlotte Everly
The West Side Waltz
Mr. Goo
MADtv
Stuart's Grandma
Angus
Meg Bethune
Talking With
Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
Curse of the Starving Class
Ella Tate
Inside the Actors Studio
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North
Alaskan Mom
The Stand
Rae Flowers (uncredited)
A Home of Our Own
Frances Lacey
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
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Used People
Bibby Berman
Hostages
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Prelude to a Kiss
Leah Blier
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
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Fried Green Tomatoes
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
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Shadows and Fog
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Misery
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Men Don't Leave
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No Place Like Home
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High Stakes
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Roe vs. Wade
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Signs of Life
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American Experience
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American Experience
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Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Mrs. Canby
China Beach
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
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Summer Heat
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Murder Ordained
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Murder Ordained
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Johnny Bull
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Two of a Kind
Furniture Man's Wife
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
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Cagney & Lacey
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The Love Boat
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Taking Off
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Great Performances
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Golden Globe Awards
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Golden Globe Awards
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