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Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
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Kathy Bates
Also known as Kathleen Doyle Bates, Кейти Бейтс
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 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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Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
2024
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A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
2024
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The Great Lillian Hall
2024
2023
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Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2023
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
London premiereas Sylvia Simon
2023
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The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
2023
2021
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021
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Home
as Bernadette
2021
2019
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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
2019
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The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
2019
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Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell
2019
2018
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Krystal
as Vera
2018
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On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon
2018
2016
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The Boss
as Ida Marquette
2016
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Complete Unknown
as Nina
2016
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Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke
2016
2015
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Boychoir
as Headmistress
2015
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
2015
2014
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Tammy
as Lenore
2014
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Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
2014
2012
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Cadaver
as Beth
2012
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Reflections on Titanic
as Self
2012
2011
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A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett
2011
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You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother
2011
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Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
2011
2010
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Valentine's Day
as Susan
2010
2009
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The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
2009
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Chéri
as Madame Peloux
2009
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Personal Effects
as Gloria
2009
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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
2009
2008
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
2008
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Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
2008
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
2008
2007
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Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
2007
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Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
2007
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P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
2007
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Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
2007
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Guilty Hearts
as The Judge
2007
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The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
2007
2006
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Failure to Launch
as Sue
2006
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Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
2006
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Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
2006
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Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
2006
2005
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Ambulance Girl
2005
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Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
2005
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Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)
2005
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Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney
2005
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Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself
2005
2004
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Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria
2004
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Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann
2004
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
2004
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as The Marquesa
2004
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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
2004
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Tupperware!
as Narrator
2004
2003
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Misery Loves Company
as Self
2003
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Declaration of Independence
as Self
2003
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Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
2003
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Fargo
2003
2002
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Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont
2002