Kathy Bates
Acting
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).
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
Age 60 (now 77)
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 77)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
Age 74 (now 77)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
Age 72 (now 77)
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
Age 70 (now 77)
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
Age 66 (now 77)
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
Age 61 (now 77)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
Age 60 (now 77)
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
Age 60 (now 77)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
Age 56 (now 77)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Age 56 (now 77)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Age 55 (now 77)
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)
Age 52 (now 77)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Age 50 (now 77)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Age 48 (now 77)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
Age 47 (now 77)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
Age 44 (now 77)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
Age 43 (now 77)
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae
Age 34 (now 77)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Age 75 (now 77)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Age 67 (now 77)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 66 (now 77)
American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
Age 63 (now 77)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 61 (now 77)
King of the Hill
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
Age 48 (now 77)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Age 43 (now 77)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 14 (now 77)
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