Kathy Bates
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
167
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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
American Dad!
The Office
Two and a Half Men
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
King of the Hill
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Great Performances
The Love Boat
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Big Bang Theory
The View
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
American Experience
American Experience
Titanic
Six Feet Under
L.A. Law
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
St. Elsewhere
Matlock
Chelsea
Cagney & Lacey
Lip Sync Battle
Mike & Molly
Chelsea Lately
The Oscars
The Blind Side
China Beach
Harry's Law
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Revolutionary Road
The Waterboy
FEUD
The Stand
Bee Movie
Misery
Failure to Launch
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Golden Compass
Midnight in Paris
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
A Family Affair
Dragonfly
Rat Race
Charlotte's Web
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Summer Heat
The Highwaymen
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Little Black Book
The Late Shift
Around the World in 80 Days
Annie
Rumor Has It...
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Diabolique
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Disjointed
Curse of the Starving Class
Summer Camp
White Palace
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
The Miracle Club
North
Valentine's Day
P.S. I Love You
Primary Colors
High Stakes
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Richard Jewell
Shadows and Fog
Tammy
The Boss
Fried Green Tomatoes
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Angus
Dolores Claiborne
Signs of Life
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Reflections on Titanic
The Morning After
The Emmy Awards
About Schmidt
Straight Time
Fred Claus
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The War at Home
A Little Bit of Heaven
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
A Civil Action
Guilty Hearts
American Outlaws
Alice
Thelma
Cadaver
No Place Like Home
Krystal
Unconditional Love
Used People
A Home of Our Own
Personal Effects
The Smack
Hostages
Stand Up to Cancer
On the Basis of Sex
Swept from the Sea
Boychoir
Christmas Is Here Again
Chéri
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Love Liza
Relative Strangers
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
MADtv
Complete Unknown
Bonneville
Men Don't Leave
Murder Ordained
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Dick Tracy
Making Rat Race
Bad Santa 2
Murder Ordained
Taking Off
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Baby Steps
Johnny Bull
Two of a Kind
Ambulance Girl
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Roe vs. Wade
Inside the Actors Studio
Talking With
The Great Lillian Hall
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Bruno
Prelude to a Kiss
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Home
Declaration of Independence
The Effects of Magic
Warm Springs
My Sister's Keeper
Tupperware!
The Road to Mecca
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
The West Side Waltz
Misery Loves Company
Hansel and Gretel
