Kathy Bates
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
168
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-06-28 (77 years old)
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).
Known For
The Daily Show
Two and a Half Men
American Dad!
The Office
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
The Big Bang Theory
Titanic
King of the Hill
The Love Boat
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The View
Great Performances
3rd Rock from the Sun
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Six Feet Under
American Experience
American Experience
L.A. Law
Matlock
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Failure to Launch
St. Elsewhere
A Home of Our Own
Around the World in 80 Days
Mike & Molly
Lip Sync Battle
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
The Blind Side
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Cagney & Lacey
Chelsea
Bee Movie
The Oscars
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Fred Claus
The Stand
Revolutionary Road
Chelsea Lately
The Golden Compass
Misery
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
China Beach
Midnight in Paris
FEUD
Harry's Law
The Waterboy
White Palace
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Charlotte's Web
Rat Race
Summer Camp
A Family Affair
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
North
Fried Green Tomatoes
Complete Unknown
Diabolique
P.S. I Love You
Angus
Relative Strangers
Primary Colors
Rumor Has It...
Christmas Is Here Again
Richard Jewell
Disjointed
Bad Santa 2
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Taking Off
Annie
Dragonfly
Straight Time
Little Black Book
American Outlaws
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Tammy
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Love Liza
The Boss
On the Basis of Sex
Valentine's Day
A Little Bit of Heaven
Used People
A Civil Action
The Highwaymen
Reflections on Titanic
Alice
High Stakes
The Smack
Thelma
Murder Ordained
The Miracle Club
The Morning After
Guilty Hearts
Dick Tracy
Personal Effects
Dolores Claiborne
Chéri
Krystal
Summer Heat
Making Rat Race
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Unconditional Love
Bonneville
Johnny Bull
The Emmy Awards
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
The Effects of Magic
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
The War at Home
Prelude to a Kiss
Stand Up to Cancer
Shadows and Fog
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Hostages
Two of a Kind
The Late Shift
About Schmidt
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Talking With
Swept from the Sea
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Baby Steps
Ambulance Girl
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Warm Springs
No Place Like Home
Cadaver
Signs of Life
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
MADtv
Boychoir
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Murder Ordained
Curse of the Starving Class
The Great Lillian Hall
My Sister's Keeper
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Bruno
Men Don't Leave
Tupperware!
Roe vs. Wade
Inside the Actors Studio
Home
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Declaration of Independence
Misery Loves Company
The West Side Waltz
The Road to Mecca
Hansel and Gretel
