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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 28, 1948
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also Known As
- Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates
- קאת'י בייטס
- แคธี่ เบทส์
- کتی بیتس
Kathy Bates
2.3 Popularity
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).
Known For
7.1
Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
Matlock
2024
6.9
Edith Wilson
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
5.7
Leila Ford
A Family Affair
2024
5.3
Ginny Moon
Summer Camp
2024
6.0
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
7.0
Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
6.3
Eileen Dunne
The Miracle Club
2023
7.2
Sylvia Simon
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
5.6
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
6.7
Bernadette
Home
2021
Credits
Matlock
as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
2024
7.1
The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson
2024
6.9
A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
2024
5.7
Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
2024
5.3
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
6.0
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
2023
7.0
The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
2023
6.3
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
2023
7.2
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Home
as Bernadette
2021
6.7
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021
4.5
Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell
2019
7.4
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
2019
6.8
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
2019
6.9
On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon
2018
7.3
Krystal
as Vera
2018
5.1
Disjointed
as Ruth
2017
6.1
FEUD
as Joan Blondell
2017
7.6
Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke
2016
5.4
Complete Unknown
as Nina
2016
5.1
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
The Boss
as Ida Marquette
2016
5.8
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
2015
6.6
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
6.4
Boychoir
as Headmistress
2015
6.8
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Tammy
as Lenore
2014
5.3
🎬
Cadaver
as Beth
2012
3.5
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
2012
7.3
American Horror Story
as Delphine LaLaurie
2011
8.1
American Horror Story
as Ethel Darling
2011
8.1
American Horror Story
as Iris
2011
8.1
American Horror Story
as Agnes Mary Winstead
2011
8.1
American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
2011
8.1
Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
2011
7.5
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother
2011
5.6
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett
2011
6.4
Harry's Law
as Harriet 'Harry' Korn
2011
7.3
Mike & Molly
as Kay
2010
6.7
Valentine's Day
as Susan Milton
2010
5.9
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
2009
6.2
Alice
as Queen of Hearts
2009
6.6
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
2009
7.7
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Chéri
as Madame Peloux
2009
6.0
Personal Effects
as Gloria
2009
6.0
Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
2008
7.0
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
2008
5.7
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
2008
6.7
Stand Up to Cancer
as Self
2008
7.8
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
2007
6.1
P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
2007
7.2
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
2007
5.9
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
2007
6.0
Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
2007
4.0
The Big Bang Theory
as Mrs. Fowler
2007
7.9
Guilty Hearts
as The Judge
2007
5.5
Chelsea Lately
as Self (archive footage)
2007
4.5
Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
2006
6.2
Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
2006
5.6
Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
2006
5.2
Failure to Launch
as Sue
2006
5.8
Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
2005
5.7
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself
2005
8.5
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
2005
4.8
Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney
2005
6.6
The Office
as Jo Bennett
2005
8.6
American Dad!
as D.O. Rothy (voice)
2005
7.0
Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)
2005
0.0
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as The Marquesa
2004
5.1
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
2004
7.0
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
2004
6.7
Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann
2004
5.3
Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria
2004
5.9
Two and a Half Men
as Charlie Harper
2003
7.4
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Declaration of Independence
as Self
2003
10.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2003
7.0
Love Liza
as Mary Ann Bankhead
2002
6.4
About Schmidt
as Roberta Hertzel
2002
6.8
Unconditional Love
as Grace Beasley
2002
5.9
Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont
2002
6.5
Making Rat Race
as Herself
2002
0.0
My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman
2002
7.2
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
2001
6.3
American Outlaws
as Ma James
2001
6.0
Six Feet Under
as Bettina
2001
8.1
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)
2000
7.0
Bruno
as Mother Superior
2000
6.4
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
1999
6.4
🎬
Baby Steps
as Mrs. Mellon
1999
0.0
A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
1998
6.5
🎬
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
1998
0.0
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
1998
6.1
The Effects of Magic
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
1998
1.0
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
as Self
1998
7.0
Primary Colors
as Libby Holden
1998
6.3
Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer
1998
6.4
Titanic
as Molly Brown
1997
7.9
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
🎬
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
1997
7.3
King of the Hill
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
1997
7.4
The War at Home
as Maurine Collier
1996
6.9
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel
1996
5.5
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
1996
10.0
The Late Shift
as Helen Kushnick
1996
6.4
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Charlotte Everly
1996
7.5
The West Side Waltz
as Mr. Goo
1995
5.2
MADtv
as Stuart's Grandma
1995
7.0
Angus
as Meg Bethune
1995
6.6
Talking With
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
1995
0.0
Dolores Claiborne
as Dolores Claiborne
1995
7.3
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate
1994
3.8
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
North
as Alaskan Mom
1994
5.0
The Stand
as Rae Flowers (uncredited)
1994
6.8
Tupperware!
as Narrator
1994
7.0
A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey
1993
6.8
🎬
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
1993
1.0
Used People
as Bibby Berman
1992
5.7
Hostages
as Peggy Say
1992
5.9
Prelude to a Kiss
as Leah Blier
1992
5.6
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
10.0
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Evelyn Couch
1991
7.7
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
1991
6.4
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
1991
6.7
🎬
The Road to Mecca
as Elsa Barlow
1991
1.0
Misery
as Annie Wilkes
1990
7.7
White Palace
as Rosemary
1990
6.3
Dick Tracy
as Mrs. Green
1990
6.1
Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman
1990
6.3
No Place Like Home
as Bonnie Cooper
1989
6.5
High Stakes
as Jill
1989
2.5
Roe vs. Wade
as Jessie
1989
6.3
Signs of Life
as Mary Beth Alder
1989
4.6
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
6.9
American Experience
as Narrator
1988
6.9
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Mrs. Canby
1988
5.4
China Beach
1988
7.4
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Helen Blake
1987
6.0
Summer Heat
as Ruth
1987
4.4
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
1987
5.0
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
1987
4.9
The Morning After
as Woman on Mateo Street
1986
5.9
L.A. Law
as Charlotte Haley
1986
7.0
Johnny Bull
as Katherine Kovacs
1986
1.0
Two of a Kind
as Furniture Man's Wife
1983
5.9
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae
1982
5.9
St. Elsewhere
as Polly Miller
1982
5.6
Cagney & Lacey
1982
7.0
Straight Time
as Selma Darin
1978
7.1
The Love Boat
as Sally Allison
1977
6.3
Taking Off
as Audition Singer
1971
6.9
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Christine Chapman
1951
8.6
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
1944
7.2
🎬
The Smack
as Babs
N/A
0.0
Thelma
as Thelma
N/A
0.0