Kathy Bates

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Born Jun 28, 1948 (age 78) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Titanic1997
as ⁨Molly Brown⁩
Midnight in Paris2011
as ⁨Gertrude Stein⁩
The Blind Side2009
as ⁨Miss Sue⁩
Misery1990
as ⁨Annie Wilkes⁩
Bee Movie2007
as ⁨Janet Benson (voice)⁩
The Golden Compass2007
as ⁨Hester (voice)⁩
Revolutionary Road2008
as ⁨Mrs. Helen Givings⁩
The Day the Earth Stood Still2008
as ⁨Regina Jackson⁩
as ⁨Patricia⁩
as ⁨Susan⁩
as ⁨Bobi Jewell⁩
as ⁨Queen Victoria⁩
as ⁨Ma Ferguson⁩
as ⁨Mama Boucher⁩
as ⁨The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Sue⁩
as ⁨Evelyn Couch⁩
as ⁨Bitsy the Cow (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roberta Hertzel⁩
as ⁨Ida Marquette⁩
as ⁨Lenore⁩
as ⁨Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Dorothy Kenyon⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Green⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Belmont⁩
as ⁨Mother Claus⁩
as ⁨Dolores Claiborne⁩
as ⁨Sunny Soke⁩
as ⁨Leila Ford⁩
as ⁨Barbara Haggermaker⁩
as ⁨Beverly Corbett⁩
as ⁨Sylvia Simon⁩
as ⁨Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Prostitute⁩
as ⁨Kippie Kann⁩
as ⁨Libby Holden⁩
as ⁨Det. Shirley Vogel⁩
as ⁨Ma James⁩
as ⁨Headmistress⁩
as ⁨Alaskan Mom⁩
as ⁨Maime Trotter⁩
as ⁨Madame Peloux⁩
as ⁨Selma Darin⁩
as ⁨Bryan's Mother⁩
as ⁨Rosemary⁩
as ⁨Miss Agatha Hannigan⁩
as ⁨Nina⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Canby⁩
as ⁨Eileen Dunne⁩
as ⁨Furniture Man's Wife⁩
as ⁨Gloria⁩
as ⁨Woman on Mateo Street⁩
as ⁨Leah Blier⁩
as ⁨Mary Ann Bankhead⁩
as ⁨Helen Blake⁩
as ⁨Audition Singer⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Frances Lacey⁩
as ⁨Meg Bethune⁩
as ⁨Charlotte Cartwright⁩
as ⁨Stella Mae⁩
as ⁨Miss Swaffer⁩
as ⁨Agnes Menure⁩
as ⁨Vera⁩
as ⁨The Marquesa⁩
as ⁨Helen Kushnick⁩
as ⁨Bernadette⁩
as ⁨Margene Cunningham⁩
as ⁨Grace Beasley⁩
as ⁨Hazel Quarrier⁩
as ⁨Ginny Moon⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Titanic1997
as ⁨Molly Brown⁩
Midnight in Paris2011
as ⁨Gertrude Stein⁩
The Blind Side2009
as ⁨Miss Sue⁩
Misery1990
as ⁨Annie Wilkes⁩
Bee Movie2007
as ⁨Janet Benson (voice)⁩
The Golden Compass2007
as ⁨Hester (voice)⁩
Revolutionary Road2008
as ⁨Mrs. Helen Givings⁩
The Day the Earth Stood Still2008
as ⁨Regina Jackson⁩
as ⁨Patricia⁩
as ⁨Susan⁩
as ⁨Bobi Jewell⁩
as ⁨Queen Victoria⁩
as ⁨Ma Ferguson⁩
as ⁨Mama Boucher⁩
as ⁨The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Sue⁩
as ⁨Evelyn Couch⁩
as ⁨Bitsy the Cow (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roberta Hertzel⁩
as ⁨Ida Marquette⁩
as ⁨Lenore⁩
as ⁨Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Dorothy Kenyon⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Green⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Belmont⁩
as ⁨Mother Claus⁩
as ⁨Dolores Claiborne⁩
as ⁨Sunny Soke⁩
as ⁨Leila Ford⁩
as ⁨Barbara Haggermaker⁩
as ⁨Beverly Corbett⁩
as ⁨Sylvia Simon⁩
as ⁨Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Prostitute⁩
as ⁨Kippie Kann⁩
as ⁨Libby Holden⁩
as ⁨Det. Shirley Vogel⁩
as ⁨Ma James⁩
as ⁨Headmistress⁩
as ⁨Alaskan Mom⁩
as ⁨Maime Trotter⁩
as ⁨Madame Peloux⁩
as ⁨Selma Darin⁩
as ⁨Bryan's Mother⁩
as ⁨Rosemary⁩
as ⁨Miss Agatha Hannigan⁩
as ⁨Nina⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Canby⁩
as ⁨Eileen Dunne⁩
as ⁨Furniture Man's Wife⁩
as ⁨Gloria⁩
as ⁨Woman on Mateo Street⁩
as ⁨Leah Blier⁩
as ⁨Mary Ann Bankhead⁩
as ⁨Helen Blake⁩
as ⁨Audition Singer⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Frances Lacey⁩
as ⁨Meg Bethune⁩
as ⁨Charlotte Cartwright⁩
as ⁨Stella Mae⁩
as ⁨Miss Swaffer⁩
as ⁨Agnes Menure⁩
as ⁨Vera⁩
as ⁨The Marquesa⁩
as ⁨Helen Kushnick⁩
as ⁨Bernadette⁩
as ⁨Margene Cunningham⁩
as ⁨Grace Beasley⁩
as ⁨Hazel Quarrier⁩
as ⁨Ginny Moon⁩