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