Person Details

Birthday: 1948-06-28 17:14:31

Aliases: Кэти Бейтс , Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Homepage: https://mskathybates.com

Movie Involvements: 61

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

Biography

Kathy Bates (born June 28, 1948) is 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​

Most Famous Work

L.A. Law
Average
7

L.A. Law

(1986) Charlotte Haley
Six Feet Under
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8

Six Feet Under

(2001) Bettina
American Experience
Average
8

American Experience

(1988) Narrator (voice)
American Horror Story
Average
8

American Horror Story

(2011) Miriam Mead
Titanic
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8

Titanic

(1997) Molly Brown
FEUD
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8

FEUD

(2017) Joan Blondell
The Stand
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7

The Stand

(1994) Rae Flowers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Average
9

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1951) Christine Chapman

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Eileen Dunne
Sylvia Simon
2021 Bernadette
Self (archive footage)
2019 Bobi Jewell
Ma Ferguson
Barbara Haggermaker
2018 Dorothy Kenyon
Vera
2017 Ruth
Joan Blondell
2016 Sunny Soke
Nina
Self
Ida Marquette
2015 Maime Trotter
N/A
2014 Headmistress
Lenore
Self (archive footage)
2012 Beth
Self
2011 Miriam Mead
Agnes Mary Winstead / Thomasyn White
Iris
Ethel Darling
Delphine LaLaurie
Gertrude Stein
Bryan's Mother
Beverly Corbett
Harriet Harry
2010 Kay
Susan Milton
2009 Queen of Hearts
Miss Sue
Madame Peloux
Gloria
2008 Mrs. Givings
Regina Jackson
Charlotte Cartwright
Self
2007 Hester (voice)
Patricia
Mother Claus
Janet Benson (voice)
Miss Dowdy (voice)
Mrs. Fowler
2006 Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Margene Cunningham
Agnes Menure
Sue
The Judge
2005 Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Herself
Jane Stern
Helena Mahoney
Jo Bennett
D.O. Rothy (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2004 The Marquesa
Narrator (voice)
Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Kippie Kann
Queen Victoria
2003 Charlie Harper
Self
Self
2002 Mary Ann Bankhead
Roberta Hertzel
Grace Beasley
Mrs. Belmont
Christine Chapman
2001 The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Ma James
Bettina
2000 Frances Marion (voice)
Mother Superior
1999 Miss Agatha Hannigan
Mrs. Mellon
1998 Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Mama Boucher
N/A
Libby Holden
Miss Swaffer
1997 Molly Brown
Self
Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
1996 Maurine Collier
Self
Det. Shirley Vogel
Self
Helen Kushnick
Charlotte Everly
1995 Mr. Goo
Meg Bethune
Dolores Claiborne
1994 Ella Tate
Self
Alaskan Mom
Rae Flowers
Narrator
1993 Frances Lacey
Lunar Mom
1992 Bibby Berman
Peggy Say
Leah Blier
1991 Evelyn Couch
Hazel Quarrier
Prostitute
Elsa Barlow
1990 Annie Wilkes
Rosemary
Mrs. Green
Lisa Coleman
1989 Bonnie Cooper
Jill
Jessie
Mary Beth Alder
1988 Narrator (voice)
Mrs. Canby
N/A
1987 Helen Blake
Ruth
Bobbi Birk
1986 Woman on Mateo Street
Charlotte Haley
Katherine Kovacs
1983 Furniture Man's Wife
1982 Stella Mae
N/A
N/A
1978 Selma Darin
1977 Sally Allison
1971 Audition Singer
Self
1962 Self
1953 Self
1951 Christine Chapman
Madeline Matlock
N/A
N/A
Babs
Thelma
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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