Kathy Bates

Personal Info

Birthday

June 28, 1948

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also Known As

Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates

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Kathy Bates

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.

Known For

Two and a Half Men

King of the Hill

American Dad!

The Office

American Horror Story

The Big Bang Theory

The Love Boat

Titanic

Filmography

2024
The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson
A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
2021
Home
as Bernadette
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
2018
On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon
Krystal
as Vera
2016
Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke
Complete Unknown
as Nina
The Boss
as Ida Marquette
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
Boychoir
as Headmistress
2014
Tammy
as Lenore
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Cadaver
as Beth
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
2011
Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett
2010
Valentine's Day
as Susan Milton
2009
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
Chéri
as Madame Peloux
Personal Effects
as Gloria
2008
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
2007
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
Guilty Hearts
as The Judge
2006
Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
Failure to Launch
as Sue
2005
Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
Titanic: Behind The Scenes
as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney
Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)
2004
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
2003
Declaration of Independence
as Self
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2002
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
2001
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
American Outlaws
as Ma James
2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)
Bruno
as Mother Superior
1999
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
Baby Steps
as Mrs. Mellon
1998
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
1997
Titanic
as Molly Brown
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
1996
The War at Home
as Maurine Collier
Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
The Late Shift
as Helen Kushnick
1995
The West Side Waltz
as Mr. Goo
Angus
as Meg Bethune
Talking With
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
Dolores Claiborne
as Dolores Claiborne
1994
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate
North
as Alaskan Mom
Tupperware!
as Narrator
1993
A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
1992
Used People
as Bibby Berman
Hostages
as Peggy Say
Prelude to a Kiss
as Leah Blier
1991
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Evelyn Couch
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
The Road to Mecca
as Elsa Barlow
1990
Misery
as Annie Wilkes
White Palace
as Rosemary
Dick Tracy
as Mrs. Green
Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman
1989
No Place Like Home
as Bonnie Cooper
High Stakes
as Jill
Roe vs. Wade
as Jessie
Signs of Life
as Mary Beth Alder
1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Mrs. Canby
1987
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Helen Blake
Summer Heat
as Ruth
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
1986
The Morning After
as Woman on Mateo Street
Johnny Bull
as Katherine Kovacs
1983
Two of a Kind
as Furniture Man's Wife
1982
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae
1978
Straight Time
as Selma Darin
1971
Taking Off
as Audition Singer