Kathy Bates
Acting
Born: Jun 28, 1948
From: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Camp | Ginny Moon | 2024 | 5.3 |
| Valentine's Day | Susan Milton | 2010 | 5.921 |
| The Blind Side | Miss Sue | 2009 | 7.665 |
| Chéri | Madame Peloux | 2009 | 6.1 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Regina Jackson | 2008 | 5.658 |
| Revolutionary Road | Mrs. Helen Givings | 2008 | 6.982 |
| Fred Claus | Mother Claus | 2007 | 5.856 |
| Bee Movie | Janet Benson (voice) | 2007 | 6.037 |
| P.S. I Love You | Patricia | 2007 | 7.176 |
| Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Dowdy (voice) | 2007 | 4.3 |
| Failure to Launch | Sue | 2006 | 5.8 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria | 2004 | 5.949 |
| Misery Loves Company | Self | 2003 | 8.0 |
| Dragonfly | Mrs. Belmont | 2002 | 6.523 |
| About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel | 2002 | 6.9 |
| My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman | 2002 | 7.219 |
| Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan | 1999 | 6.451 |
| Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer | 1998 | 6.401 |
| The Waterboy | Mama Boucher | 1998 | 6.053 |
| Primary Colors | Libby Holden | 1998 | 6.28 |
| Diabolique | Det. Shirley Vogel | 1996 | 5.514 |
| The Late Shift | Helen Kushnick | 1996 | 6.377 |
| Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne | 1995 | 7.266 |
| Angus | Meg Bethune | 1995 | 6.6 |
| North | Alaskan Mom | 1994 | 5.065 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier | 1992 | 5.619 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch | 1991 | 7.667 |
| Misery | Annie Wilkes | 1990 | 7.746 |
| Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Mrs. Canby | 1988 | 5.487 |
| Straight Time | Selma Darin | 1978 | 7.168 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1948 |
| From | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |