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 ...
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).
Movies (Cast)
Titanic
The Waterboy
Revolutionary Road
Fred Claus
White Palace
Bee Movie
Annie
The Blind Side
North
Diabolique
High Stakes
Angus
Dragonfly
Summer Heat
Midnight in Paris
The Golden Compass
Used People
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Rat Race
Charlotte's Web
Misery
Straight Time
A Home of Our Own
Krystal
Primary Colors
The Boss
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Summer Camp
Failure to Launch
Unconditional Love
American Outlaws
The Highwaymen
Personal Effects
Prelude to a Kiss
Chéri
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Bonneville
Ambulance Girl
Guilty Hearts
On the Basis of Sex
The Miracle Club
Dick Tracy
Rumor Has It...
A Family Affair
Little Black Book
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
A Little Bit of Heaven
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Shadows and Fog
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
A Civil Action
No Place Like Home
Love Liza
Boychoir
Swept from the Sea
About Schmidt
Taking Off
The Late Shift
Hostages
The War at Home
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Johnny Bull
Christmas Is Here Again
Warm Springs
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
P.S. I Love You
The Morning After
Relative Strangers
Richard Jewell
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Fried Green Tomatoes
Signs of Life
Curse of the Starving Class
Murder Ordained
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Complete Unknown
Around the World in 80 Days
Tammy
Valentine's Day
Bad Santa 2
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun