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).
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Filmography
all 156
Movies 118
TV Shows 38
self 22
Voice 7
Director 7
Narrator 4
Titanic: Stories From the Heart (2023)
The Miracle Club (2023)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
Bad Beauty (2022)
Home (2021)
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony (2021)
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil (2020)
Richard Jewell (2019)
The Highwaymen (2019)
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Krystal (2018)
Disjointed (2017)
FEUD (2017)
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Complete Unknown (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
The Boss (2016)
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Boychoir (2014)
Tammy (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Cadaver (2012)
Reflections on Titanic (2012)
American Horror Story (2011)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
Harry's Law (2011)
Mike & Molly (2010)
Valentine's Day (2010)
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009)
Alice (2009)
The Blind Side (2009)
Chéri (2009)
Personal Effects (2009)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
Stand Up to Cancer (2008)
The Golden Compass (2007)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Fred Claus (2007)
Bee Movie (2007)
Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Bonneville (2006)
Relative Strangers (2006)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Guilty Hearts (2006)
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam (2005)
Ambulance Girl (2005)
Warm Springs (2005)
The Office (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Hansel and Gretel (2005)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004)
Little Black Book (2004)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Fargo (2003)
Declaration of Independence (2003)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains (2003)
Misery Loves Company (2003)
Love Liza (2002)
About Schmidt (2002)
Everwood (2002)
Unconditional Love (2002)
Dragonfly (2002)
My Sister's Keeper (2002)
American Outlaws (2001)
Rat Race (2001)
Six Feet Under (2001)
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
Bruno (2000)
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune (2000)
Annie (1999)
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (1999)
Baby Steps (1999)
Dash and Lilly (1999)
A Civil Action (1998)
The Waterboy (1998)
The Effects of Magic (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
Swept from the Sea (1998)
Titanic (1997)
The View (1997)
Oz (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
The War at Home (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Diabolique (1996)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
The Late Shift (1996)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
The West Side Waltz (1995)
Angus (1995)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
North (1994)
The Stand (1994)
Tupperware! (1994)
A Home of Our Own (1993)
Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage (1993)
NYPD Blue (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
Used People (1992)
Hostages (1992)
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Shadows and Fog (1991)
The Road to Mecca (1991)
Misery (1990)
White Palace (1990)
Dick Tracy (1990)
Men Don't Leave (1990)
No Place Like Home (1989)
High Stakes (1989)
Roe vs. Wade (1989)
Signs of Life (1989)
American Experience (1988)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
China Beach (1988)
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
Summer Heat (1987)
Murder Ordained (1987)
Murder Ordained (1987)
The Morning After (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Johnny Bull (1986)
Two of a Kind (1983)
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Straight Time (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
Taking Off (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Oscars (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
A Family Affair
Matlock
Summer Camp
Thelma
The Smack
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1948-06-28 (75 years old)
Birth NameKathleen Doyle Bates
Birth PlaceMemphis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsКэти Бейтс, Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Screen Actors Guild Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Academy Award for Best Actress, Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Mary Pickford Award
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