Kathy Bates
Known for: Acting
Born: June 28, 1948
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…
Known for
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Misery
1990
My Sister's Keeper
2002
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Misery Loves Company
2003
Unconditional Love
2002
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Guilty Hearts
2007
A Home of Our Own
1993
Ambulance Girl
2005
The Road to Mecca
1991
Declaration of Independence
2003
The Effects of Magic
1998
Hostages
1992
Hansel and Gretel
2005
Tupperware!
2004
Baby Steps
1999
The Waterboy
1998
About Schmidt
2002
Chéri
2009
Summer Camp
2024
Angus
1995
Annie
1999
Relative Strangers
2006
Bonneville
2006
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
The War at Home
1996
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
Bad Santa 2
2016
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
2009
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
Home
2021
Prelude to a Kiss
1992
Revolutionary Road
2008
The Late Shift
1996
Christmas Is Here Again
2007
White Palace
1990
Personal Effects
2009
Little Black Book
2004
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
Midnight in Paris
2011
Tammy
2014
Cadaver
2012
Murder Ordained
1987
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
2004
Complete Unknown
2016
Talking With
1995
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
The Highwaymen
2019
Richard Jewell
2019
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
2005
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
The Miracle Club
2023
Swept from the Sea
1998
Diabolique
1996
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
The Smack
Bruno
2000
Summer Heat
1987
A Family Affair
2024
The Boss
2016
Johnny Bull
1986
Titanic
1997
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
Dragonfly
2002
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982
Men Don't Leave
1990
No Place Like Home
1989
High Stakes
1989
Used People
1992
Boychoir
2015
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
On the Basis of Sex
2018
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
1998
Fred Claus
2007
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011
Shadows and Fog
1991
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
Reflections on Titanic
2012
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
Bee Movie
2007
P.S. I Love You
2007
Failure to Launch
2006
Straight Time
1978
American Outlaws
2001
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
North
1994
Primary Colors
1998
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
Charlotte's Web
2006
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Signs of Life
1989
The Blind Side
2009
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
2014
Krystal
2018
Warm Springs
2005
The Morning After
1986
Love Liza
2002
The West Side Waltz
1995
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987
The Golden Compass
2007
Making Rat Race
2002
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
Valentine's Day
2010
Taking Off
1971
Two of a Kind
1983
Dick Tracy
1990
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Rumor Has It...
2005
A Civil Action
1998
Rat Race
2001
St. Elsewhere
1982
Six Feet Under
2001
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
L.A. Law
1986
The Love Boat
1977
The Daily Show
1996
China Beach
1988
The Office
2005
The View
1997
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Harry's Law
2011
Alice
2009
American Horror Story
2011
Matlock
2024
Two and a Half Men
2003
Disjointed
2017
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Chelsea
2016
American Experience
1988
Lip Sync Battle
2015
The Big Bang Theory
2007
FEUD
2017
Murder Ordained
1987
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Stand Up to Cancer
2008
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
King of the Hill
1997
American Dad!
2005
The Oscars
1953
Mike & Molly
2010
Great Performances
1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Stand
1994
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
MADtv
1995
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Chelsea Lately
2007
The Emmy Awards
1949
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015