Kathy Bates
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 Office
Jo Bennett
American Dad!
D.O. Rothy (voice)
Two and a Half Men
Charlie Harper
King of the Hill
Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
American Horror Story
Delphine LaLaurie
American Horror Story
Ethel Darling
American Horror Story
Iris
American Horror Story
Agnes Mary Winstead
American Horror Story
Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
The Big Bang Theory
Mrs. Fowler
Titanic
Molly Brown
The Love Boat
Sally Allison
Great Performances
Self
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
American Experience
Narrator
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
St. Elsewhere
Polly Miller
Six Feet Under
Bettina
3rd Rock from the Sun
Charlotte Everly
Matlock
Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
L.A. Law
Charlotte Haley
Mike & Molly
Kay
The Stand
Rae Flowers (uncredited)
FEUD
Joan Blondell
White Palace
Rosemary
The Oscars
Self
Misery
Annie Wilkes
Lip Sync Battle
Self
Bee Movie
Janet Benson (voice)
The Waterboy
Mama Boucher
China Beach
Fred Claus
Mother Claus
The Blind Side
Miss Sue
Cagney & Lacey
Harry's Law
Harriet 'Harry' Korn
Personal Effects
Gloria
Rat Race
The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Murder Ordained
Bobbi Birk
The Golden Compass
Hester (voice)
Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage)
Complete Unknown
Nina
Angus
Meg Bethune
American Outlaws
Ma James
Warm Springs
Helena Mahoney
On the Basis of Sex
Dorothy Kenyon
P.S. I Love You
Patricia
Dragonfly
Mrs. Belmont
Straight Time
Selma Darin
Relative Strangers
Agnes Menure
Midnight in Paris
Gertrude Stein
Primary Colors
Libby Holden
Dick Tracy
Mrs. Green
A Family Affair
Leila Ford
North
Alaskan Mom
Revolutionary Road
Mrs. Helen Givings
Failure to Launch
Sue
Disjointed
Ruth
The Miracle Club
Eileen Dunne
High Stakes
Jill
Love Liza
Mary Ann Bankhead
Ambulance Girl
Jane Stern
Krystal
Vera
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Regina Jackson
Chéri
Madame Peloux
Fried Green Tomatoes
Evelyn Couch
Charlotte's Web
Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days
Queen Victoria
Hostages
Peggy Say
Guilty Hearts
The Judge
Valentine's Day
Susan Milton
Bonneville
Margene Cunningham
The Smack
Babs
Alice
Queen of Hearts
Unconditional Love
Grace Beasley
Bad Santa 2
Sunny Soke
Richard Jewell
Bobi Jewell
Used People
Bibby Berman
Annie
Miss Agatha Hannigan
My Sister's Keeper
Christine Chapman
Rumor Has It...
Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Diabolique
Det. Shirley Vogel
The Highwaymen
Ma Ferguson
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Sylvia Simon
Roe vs. Wade
Jessie
Baby Steps
Mrs. Mellon
The Emmy Awards
Self
Tammy
Lenore
Thelma
Thelma
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Men Don't Leave
Lisa Coleman
Cadaver
Beth
Misery Loves Company
Self
A Civil Action
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
The Boss
Ida Marquette
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Christine Chapman
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Bryan's Mother
About Schmidt
Roberta Hertzel
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Charlotte Cartwright
Tupperware!
Narrator
Stand Up to Cancer
Self
A Little Bit of Heaven
Beverly Corbett
Swept from the Sea
Miss Swaffer
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
The Morning After
Woman on Mateo Street
The Great Lillian Hall
Edith Wilson
Murder Ordained
Bobbi Birk
Home
Bernadette
Prelude to a Kiss
Leah Blier
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Barbara Haggermaker
A Home of Our Own
Frances Lacey
Little Black Book
Kippie Kann
Boychoir
Headmistress
MADtv
Stuart's Grandma
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Narrator (voice)
The Late Shift
Helen Kushnick
Two of a Kind
Furniture Man's Wife
The Road to Mecca
Elsa Barlow
Summer Camp
Ginny Moon
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Mrs. Canby
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Maime Trotter
Shadows and Fog
Prostitute
Taking Off
Audition Singer
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Stella Mae
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Helen Blake
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Hazel Quarrier
Christmas Is Here Again
Miss Dowdy (voice)
The War at Home
Maurine Collier
Bruno
Mother Superior
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Marquesa
Making Rat Race
Herself
No Place Like Home
Bonnie Cooper
Signs of Life
Mary Beth Alder
The West Side Waltz
Mr. Goo
Johnny Bull
Katherine Kovacs
Summer Heat
Ruth
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Lunar Mom
Reflections on Titanic
Self
Talking With
Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Herself
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Self
Declaration of Independence
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Hansel and Gretel
Narrator (voice)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Frances Marion (voice)
The Effects of Magic
Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Curse of the Starving Class
Ella Tate
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Pancho Barnes (Voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Daily Show
Self
The View
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Chelsea
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self