People
Kathy Bates
- Name: Kathy Bates
- Birthday: 1948-06-28
- Also known as: Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates,קאת'י בייטס,แคธี่ เบทส์
- Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Popularity: 26.301
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Great Lillian Hall as Edith Wilson | 2024-06-30 |
| A Family Affair as Leila Ford | 2024-06-27 |
| Summer Camp as Ginny Moon | 2024-05-31 |
| Titanic: Stories From the Heart as Self (archive footage) / Molly Brown | 2023-12-05 |
| The Miracle Club as Eileen Dunne | 2023-07-14 |
| Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. as Sylvia Simon | 2023-03-29 |
| Home as Bernadette | 2021-07-29 |
| Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-26 |
| Richard Jewell as Bobi Jewell | 2019-12-13 |
| The Highwaymen as Ma Ferguson | 2019-03-15 |
| The Death & Life of John F. Donovan as Barbara Haggermaker | 2019-03-13 |
| On the Basis of Sex as Dorothy Kenyon | 2018-12-25 |
| Krystal as Vera | 2018-04-13 |
| Bad Santa 2 as Sunny Soke | 2016-11-23 |
| Complete Unknown as Nina | 2016-08-26 |
| The Boss as Ida Marquette | 2016-04-07 |
| The Great Gilly Hopkins as Maime Trotter | 2015-10-05 |
| Boychoir as Headmistress | 2014-09-04 |
| Tammy as Lenore | 2014-07-02 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Cadaver as Beth | 2012-11-26 |
| Reflections on Titanic as Self | 2012-09-10 |
| Midnight in Paris as Gertrude Stein | 2011-05-11 |
| You May Not Kiss the Bride as Bryan's Mother | 2011-04-03 |
| A Little Bit of Heaven as Beverly Corbett | 2011-02-03 |
| Valentine's Day as Susan Milton | 2010-02-10 |
| The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club as Pancho Barnes (Voice) | 2009-12-10 |
| The Blind Side as Miss Sue | 2009-11-20 |
| Chéri as Madame Peloux | 2009-04-08 |
| Personal Effects as Gloria | 2009-03-05 |
| Revolutionary Road as Mrs. Helen Givings | 2008-12-19 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still as Regina Jackson | 2008-12-10 |
| Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Charlotte Cartwright | 2008-09-12 |
| The Golden Compass as Hester (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| P.S. I Love You as Patricia | 2007-11-15 |
| Fred Claus as Mother Claus | 2007-11-09 |
| Bee Movie as Janet Benson (voice) | 2007-10-28 |
| Christmas Is Here Again as Miss Dowdy (voice) | 2007-10-20 |
| Charlotte's Web as Bitsy the Cow (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
| Bonneville as Margene Cunningham | 2006-09-11 |
| Relative Strangers as Agnes Menure | 2006-05-01 |
| Failure to Launch as Sue | 2006-03-10 |
| Guilty Hearts as The Judge | 2006-01-01 |
| Rumor Has It... as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited) | 2005-12-22 |
| Six Feet Under: In Memoriam as Herself | 2005-10-25 |
| Ambulance Girl as Jane Stern | 2005-09-12 |
| Warm Springs as Helena Mahoney | 2005-04-30 |
| Hansel and Gretel as Narrator (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
| The Bridge of San Luis Rey as The Marquesa | 2004-12-22 |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Narrator (voice) | 2004-10-12 |
| Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy as Siren / Sea Hag (voice) | 2004-09-24 |
| Little Black Book as Kippie Kann | 2004-08-06 |
| Around the World in 80 Days as Queen Victoria | 2004-06-16 |
| Declaration of Independence as Self | 2003-06-10 |
| Misery Loves Company as Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Love Liza as Mary Ann Bankhead | 2002-12-30 |
| About Schmidt as Roberta Hertzel | 2002-12-12 |
| Unconditional Love as Grace Beasley | 2002-08-23 |
| Dragonfly as Mrs. Belmont | 2002-02-22 |
| Making Rat Race as Herself | 2002-01-29 |
| My Sister's Keeper as Christine Chapman | 2002-01-27 |
| American Outlaws as Ma James | 2001-08-17 |
| Rat Race as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) | 2001-08-17 |
| Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood as Frances Marion (voice) | 2000-08-03 |
| Bruno as Mother Superior | 2000-04-16 |
| Annie as Miss Agatha Hannigan | 1999-11-07 |
| Baby Steps as Mrs. Mellon | 1999-06-26 |
| A Civil Action as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited) | 1998-12-25 |
| The Waterboy as Mama Boucher | 1998-11-06 |
| The Effects of Magic as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny | 1998-09-28 |
| Primary Colors as Libby Holden | 1998-03-20 |
| Swept from the Sea as Miss Swaffer | 1998-01-23 |
| Titanic as Molly Brown | 1997-11-18 |
| Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self | 1997-02-24 |
| The War at Home as Maurine Collier | 1996-11-20 |
| Diabolique as Det. Shirley Vogel | 1996-03-22 |
| The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful as Self | 1996-03-17 |
| The Late Shift as Helen Kushnick | 1996-02-24 |
| The West Side Waltz as Mr. Goo | 1995-11-23 |
| Angus as Meg Bethune | 1995-09-15 |
| Talking With | 1995-04-19 |
| Dolores Claiborne as Dolores Claiborne | 1995-03-24 |
| Curse of the Starving Class as Ella Tate | 1994-09-13 |
| North as Alaskan Mom | 1994-07-22 |
| Tupperware! as Narrator | 1994-02-09 |
| A Home of Our Own as Frances Lacey | 1993-11-05 |
| Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Lunar Mom | 1993-01-30 |
| Used People as Bibby Berman | 1992-12-16 |
| Hostages as Peggy Say | 1992-09-23 |
| Prelude to a Kiss as Leah Blier | 1992-07-10 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes as Evelyn Couch | 1991-12-27 |
| At Play in the Fields of the Lord as Hazel Quarrier | 1991-12-06 |
| Shadows and Fog as Prostitute | 1991-12-05 |
| The Road to Mecca as Elsa Barlow | 1991-03-10 |
| Misery as Annie Wilkes | 1990-11-30 |
| White Palace as Rosemary | 1990-10-19 |
| Dick Tracy as Mrs. Green | 1990-04-05 |
| Men Don't Leave as Lisa Coleman | 1990-02-02 |
| No Place Like Home as Bonnie Cooper | 1989-12-03 |
| High Stakes as Jill | 1989-10-06 |
| Roe vs. Wade as Jessie | 1989-05-15 |
| Signs of Life as Mary Beth Alder | 1989-01-01 |
| Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Mrs. Canby | 1988-07-08 |
| My Best Friend Is a Vampire as Helen Blake | 1987-10-01 |
| Summer Heat as Ruth | 1987-05-29 |
| Murder Ordained as Bobbi Birk | 1987-05-03 |
| The Morning After as Woman on Mateo Street | 1986-12-25 |
| Johnny Bull as Katherine Kovacs | 1986-05-19 |
| Two of a Kind as Furniture Man's Wife | 1983-12-13 |
| Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean as Stella Mae | 1982-11-12 |
| Straight Time as Selma Darin | 1978-03-18 |
| Taking Off as Audition Singer | 1971-03-28 |
