Kathy Bates
An American actress and director. After several small roles in film and television, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery (1990), for which she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Dolores Claiborne (1995), before playing a featured role as Margaret "Molly" Brown in Titanic (1997). During this time she began her directing career, primarily in television. Bates received a Tony Award nomination for her 1983 performance in the Broadway play 'night, Mother. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Primary Colors (1998), for which she also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for About Schmidt (2002). Her television work has resulted in eight Emmy Award nominations. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003, Bates has stated that she has made a full recovery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
- Born:
- Jun 28, 1948 In Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 115
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
- Latest Project:
- Movie Home 2020-10-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Six Feet Under: In Memoriam | Herself | 2022 |
| Movie | Home | 2020-10-15 | |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Ma Ferguson | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | Richard Jewell | Bobi Jewell | 2019-12-13 |
| Movie | Krystal | Vera | 2018-04-13 |
| Movie | On the Basis of Sex | Dorothy Kenyon | 2018-12-25 |
| Movie | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Barbara Haggermaker | 2018-09-10 |
| Series | Disjointed | Ruth | 2017-08-25 |
| Series | FEUD | Joan Blondell | 2017-03-05 |
| Movie | The Boss | Ida Marquette | 2016-04-07 |
| Series | Chelsea | Herself | 2016-05-11 |
| Movie | Complete Unknown | Nina | 2016-08-26 |
| Movie | Bad Santa 2 | Sunny Soke | 2016-11-23 |
| Movie | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Maime Trotter | 2015-10-05 |
| Series | Lip Sync Battle | Unknown | 2015-04-02 |
| Movie | Boychoir | Headmistress | 2014-09-04 |
| Movie | Tammy | Lenore | 2014-07-02 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014-02-01 | |
| Movie | Cadaver | Beth | 2012-11-26 |
| Series | Harry's Law | Harriet Harry | 2011-01-17 |
| Movie | A Little Bit of Heaven | Beverly Corbett | 2011-02-03 |
| Movie | Midnight in Paris | Gertrude Stein | 2011-05-11 |
| Movie | You May Not Kiss the Bride | Bryan's Mother | 2011-04-03 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Ms. Meade | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Valentine's Day | Susan Milton | 2010-02-10 |
| Movie | Cheri | Madame Peloux | 2009-04-08 |
| Movie | Personal Effects | Gloria | 2009-03-05 |
| Series | Alice | Queen of Hearts | 2009-12-06 |
| Movie | The Blind Side | Miss Sue | 2009-11-20 |
| Series | Stand Up to Cancer | Herself | 2008-09-05 |
| Movie | The Family That Preys | Charlotte Cartwright | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | Revolutionary Road | Mrs. Helen Givings | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Regina Jackson | 2008-12-10 |
| Series | The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Fowler | 2007-09-24 |
| Movie | Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Dowdy (voice) | 2007-10-20 |
| Movie | P.S. I Love You | Patricia | 2007-11-15 |
| Movie | The Golden Compass | Hester (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | Fred Claus | Mother Claus | 2007-11-03 |
| Movie | Bee Movie | Janet Benson (voice) | 2007-10-28 |
| Movie | Guilty Hearts | The Judge | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Failure to Launch | Sue | 2006-03-10 |
| Movie | Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure | 2006-05-01 |
| Movie | Charlotte's Web | Bitsy the Cow (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
| Movie | Bonneville | Margene | 2006-09-11 |
| Movie | Hansel and Gretel | Narrator (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | The Office | Jo Bennett (voice) | 2005-03-24 |
| Movie | Warm Springs | Helena Mahoney | 2005-04-30 |
| Movie | Rumor Has It... | Aunt Mitsy (uncredited) | 2005-12-22 |
| Movie | Ambulance Girl | Jane Stern | 2005-09-12 |
| Movie | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Marquesa | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Little Black Book | Kippie Kann | 2004-08-06 |
| Movie | Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria | 2004-06-16 |
| Movie | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Narrator (voice) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Declaration of Independence | Herself | 2003-06-10 |
| Series | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper | 2003-09-21 |
| Movie | My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman | 2002-01-27 |
| Movie | Dragonfly | Mrs. Belmont | 2002-02-22 |
| Movie | Love Liza | Mary Ann Bankhead | 2002-12-30 |
| Movie | About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel | 2002-05-22 |
| Movie | Unconditional Love | Grace Beasley | 2002-08-23 |
| Series | Six Feet Under | Bettina | 2001-06-03 |
| Movie | Rat Race | The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) | 2001-08-17 |
| Movie | American Outlaws | Ma James | 2001-08-17 |
| Movie | Bruno | Mother Superior | 2000-04-16 |
| Movie | Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Frances Marion (voice) | 2000-08-03 |
| Movie | Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan | 1999-11-07 |
| Movie | Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer | 1998-01-23 |
| Movie | Primary Colors | Libby Holden | 1998-03-20 |
| Movie | The Effects of Magic | 1998-09-28 | |
| Movie | A Civil Action | Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited) | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | The Waterboy | Mama Boucher | 1998-11-06 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Titanic | Molly Brown | 1997-11-18 |
| Movie | The Late Shift | Helen Kushnick | 1996-02-24 |
| Movie | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Herself | 1996-03-17 |
| Movie | Diabolique | Det. Shirley Vogel | 1996-03-22 |
| Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | The War at Home | Maurine Collier | 1996-11-20 |
| Movie | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne | 1995-03-24 |
| Movie | Angus | Meg Bethune | 1995-09-15 |
| Movie | The West Side Waltz | Mr. Goo | 1995-11-23 |
| Series | The Stand | Rae Flowers | 1994-05-08 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
| Movie | North | Alaskan Mom | 1994-07-22 |
| Movie | Curse of the Starving Class | Ella Tate | 1994-09-13 |
| Movie | A Home of Our Own | Frances Lacey | 1993-11-05 |
| Movie | Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier | 1992-07-10 |
| Movie | Used People | Bibby Berman | 1992-12-16 |
| Movie | Hostages | Peggy Say | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch | 1991-12-27 |
| Movie | The Road to Mecca | Elsa Barlow | 1991-03-10 |
| Movie | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | 1991-12-05 |
| Movie | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Hazel Quarrier | 1991-12-06 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy | Mrs. Green | 1990-04-05 |
| Movie | Men Don't Leave | Lisa Coleman | 1990-02-02 |
| Movie | White Palace | Rosemary | 1990-10-19 |
| Movie | Misery | Anne Marie ("Annie") Wilkes | 1990-11-30 |
| Movie | High Stakes | Jill | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | No Place Like Home | Bonnie Cooper | 1989-12-03 |
| Series | China Beach | Unknown | 1988-04-26 |
| Series | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | 1988-10-04 |
| Movie | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Mrs. Canby | 1988-07-08 |
| Movie | Murder Ordained | Bobbi Birk | 1987-05-03 |
| Movie | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Helen Blake | 1987-10-01 |
| Movie | Summer Heat | Ruth | 1987-05-29 |
| Movie | The Morning After | Cat-Hating Artist | 1986-12-25 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Stella Mae | 1982-11-12 |
| Series | St. Elsewhere | Unknown | 1982-10-26 |
| Movie | Straight Time | Selma Darin | 1978-03-18 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
| Movie | Taking Off | Audition Singer | 1971-05-17 |
| Series | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |