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About
Filmography
Have Mercy (2006)
Bee Movie (2007) (voice)
Charlotte's Web (2006) (voice) .... Bitsy
Ambulance Girl (2005) (TV) .... Jane Stern
Relative Strangers (2005) .... Agnes Menure
Warm Springs (2005) (TV) .... Helena
Rumor Has It (2005)
Bridge of San Luis Rey, The (2004) .... The Marquesa
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004) (TV) (voice) .... The Sea Hag
Little Black Book (2004) .... Kippie Kann
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) .... Queen Victoria
Ingrate, The (2004) .... The Judge
Unconditional Love (2002) .... Grace Beasley
About Schmidt (2002) .... Roberta Hertzel
Dragonfly (2002) .... Mrs. Belmont
... aka Im Zeichen der Libelle (2002) (Germany)
My Sister's Keeper (2002) (TV) .... Christine Chapman
Love Liza (2002) .... Mary Ann Bankhead
American Outlaws (2001) .... Ma James
Rat Race (2001) (uncredited) .... The Squirrel Lady
... aka Course folle (2001) (Canada: French title)
Bruno (2000) .... Mother Superior
... aka Dress Code, The (2000) (USA)
Annie (1999) (TV) .... Miss Hannigan
Baby Steps (1999) .... Mrs. Mellon
Civil Action, A (1998) (uncredited) .... Bankruptcy Judge
Waterboy, The (1998) .... Helen 'Mama' Boucher
Effects of Magic, The (1998) .... Voice of Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Primary Colors (1998) .... Libby Holden
... aka Mit aller Macht (1998) (Germany)
... aka Perfect Couple (1999) (Japan: English title)
... aka Primary Colors (1998) (France)
Titanic (1997) .... Margaret 'Molly' Brown
Swept from the Sea (1997) .... Miss Swaffer
... aka Balayé par la mer (1997) (Canada: French title)
War at Home, The (1996) .... Maurine Collier
Diabolique (1996) .... Shirley Voguel
Late Shift, The (1996) (TV) .... Helen Kushnick
West Side Waltz, The (1995) (TV) .... Mr. Goo
Angus (1995) .... Meg Bethune
... aka Angus - Voll Cool (1996) (Germany)
Talking with (1995) (TV)
Dolores Claiborne (1995) .... Dolores Claiborne
Curse of the Starving Class (1994) .... Ella Tate
North (1994) .... Alaskan Mom
"Stand, The" (1994) (mini) TV Series (uncredited) .... Rae Flowers
... aka "Stephen King's The Stand" (1994) (mini)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993) (V) .... Lunar Mom
Home of Our Own, A (1993) .... Frances Lacey
Hostages (1993) (TV) .... Peggy Say
Road to Mecca, The (1992) .... Elsa Barlow
Used People (1992) .... Bibby Berman
Prelude to a Kiss (1992) .... Leah Blier
Shadows and Fog (1992) .... Prostitute
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) .... Evelyn Couch
... aka Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1991) (UK)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) .... Hazel Quarrier
Misery (1990) .... Annie Wilkes
White Palace (1990) .... Rosemary
Dick Tracy (1990) .... Mrs. Green
Men Don't Leave (1990) .... Lisa Coleman
High Stakes (1989) .... Jill
... aka Melanie Rose (1989)
Signs of Life (1989) .... Mary Beth Alder
... aka One for Sorrow, Two for Joy (1989)
No Place Like Home (1989) (TV)
Roe vs. Wade (1989) (TV)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) .... Mrs. Canby
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988) (as Kathy D. Bates) .... Helen Blake
... aka I Was a Teenage Vampire (1988)
Summer Heat (1987) .... Ruth
Murder Ordained (1987) (TV) .... Bobbi Burk
Johnny Bull (1986) (TV) .... Katherine Kovacs
Morning After, The (1986) .... Woman on Mateo Street
"All My Children" (1970) TV Series .... Belle Bodelle (1984)
... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (1970) (USA: promotional title)
Nadia (1984) (TV) (uncredited) .... Romanian Judge
Two of a Kind (1983) .... Furniture Man's Wife
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) .... Stella Mae
Straight Time (1978) .... Selma Darin
Taking Off (1971) (as Bobo Bates) .... Audition Singer: 'Even the Horses Had Wings'
Facts
Birth Name: Kathleen Doyle Bates
Birthdate: June 28, 1948
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Occupations: Actor, Director, Composer
Quote: "The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy." --Daily News, March 9, 1998
Claim to Fame: 1990: Breakthrough screen performance as the psychotic Annie Wilkes in Misery (received Best Actress Academy Award)
Significant Other(s):
Husband: Tony Campisi (aka Anthony Campisi), actor; Together from 1977; married in April 1991; divorced in 1997
Bernard Hill: Actor, appeared together in Titanic
Family:
Father: Langdon Doyle Bates, mechanical engineer; deceased
Mother: Bertye Kathleen Bates (nee Talbot), died February 15, 1997 at age 91
Sister: Mary Bates; older
Sister: Patricia Bates; older
Awards:
1983: Outer Critics Circle Award: Best Actress in a Play, 'Night Mother
1987-88: OBIE Award: Performance, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
1990: Chicago Film Critics Award: Best Actress, Misery
Golden Globe Award: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Misery
Oscar: Best Actress, Misery
1996: Golden Satellite: Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie, The Late Shift (initial presentation of award)
Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie, The Late Shift
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries, The Late Shift
1997: American Comedy Award: Funniest Female Performer in a Television Special (Leading or Supporting), The Late Shift
1998: San Diego Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actress, Primary Colors
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actress, Primary Colors (tied with Joan Allen, Pleasantville)
1999: American Comedy Award: Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Primary Colors
Screen Actors Guild Award: Best Supporting Actress, Primary Colors
Education:
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX (majored in theater; earned BFA 1969)
Timeline
Raised in Memphis, Tennessee.
1970 Moved to NYC to pursue career.
1971 Feature film debut in bit role as a singer auditioning in Milos Forman's "Taking Off"; also wrote song "And Even Horses Had Wings" she performed in film; credited as Bobo Bates.
1973 Stage debut as a duck in "Virginia Folk Tales" at Wayside Children's Theatre in Middletown, Virginia.
1976 Off-Broadway debut as Joanne, one of the Texas Southern belles. in the three-character drama "Vanities".
1977 Reprised her stage role in L.A. production of "Vanities".
1977 Made TV debut on an episode of "The Love Boat".
1978-1979 Was a member of the company of the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Kentucky); appeared in Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart".
Acted on stage in "The Art of Dining".
1980 Broadway debut in support of Jane Alexander in the short-lived production "Goodbye Fidel".
1981 Appeared in the Actors Theatre of Louisville production of "Extremities".
1981 Relocated to L.A.
1982 Originated role of Stella May in short-lived Broadway production of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean", staged by Robert Altman; reprised part in Altman's film version.
1983 Starred on Broadway in "'night Mother"; received Tony nomination for her portrayal of a depressed woman bent on suicide.
1984 Played Belle, the cellmate of Erica Kane, on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children".
1986 TV-movie debut, "Johnny Bull" (ABC).
1987 Had supporting role in the CBS miniseries "Murder Ordained".
1987 Starred Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles (1988) in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" in a role written for her by playwright Terrence McNally.
1988 Replaced Amy Irving in the Off-Broadway production of Athol Fugard's play "The Road to Mecca"; reprised role in 1981 feature version.
1988 Appeared in a two-part episode of the ABC drama "China Beach".
1990 Breakthrough screen performance, "Misery"; received Best Actress Academy Award.
1991 Co-starred in "Fried Green Tomatoes".
1992 Played supporting role in "Prelude to a Kiss".
1994 Made uncredited appearance in the ABC miniseries "Stephen King's The Stand".
1995 Starred as the title character, a woman accused of murder, in the feature adaptation of Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne".
1995 TV directorial debut, the PBS production "Talking With"; also acted in one segment.
1996 Helmed episodes of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "NYPD Blue".
1996 Portrayed manager Helen Kushnik in the HBO movie "The Late Shift".
1996 Cast as the tenacious police woman investigating the disappearance of the school's headmaster in the remake of "Diabolique".
1997 Directed the failed pilot "Fargo".
1997 Portrayed Molly Brown in James Cameron's blockbuster "Titanic".
1998 Delivered a scene-stealing supporting turn as a political consultant in "Primary Colors".
1998 Directed an episode of the HBO series "Oz".
1998 Portrayed Adam Sandler's mother in the suprise hit "The Waterboy".
1998 Made uncredited appearance as a judge in "A Civil Action".
1999 Helmed the TV-movie "Dash & Lilly" (A&E), about Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman; received Emmy nomination.
1999 Starred as Miss Hannigan in the ABC TV production of "Annie"; received Emmy nomination.
2001 Made uncredited cameo appearance as a squirrel seller in the comedy "Rat Race".
2001 Portrayed the mother of the James brothers in the revisionist Western "American Outlaws".
2001 Directed episodes of "Six Feet Under".
2002 Co-starred in the television feature "My Sister's Keeper"; received a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
2002 Had co-starring role in "Dragonfly".
2002 Played a fan who helps the male lover of a murdered pop star investigate the killing in "Who Shot Victor Fox?".
2002 Had a bravura turn as Roberta, the future in-law to Jack Nicholson's Warren Schmidt in "About Schmidt"; received nominations for a Golden Globe, a SAG and an Oscar for her supporting role performance.
2003 Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for her role in "Six Feet Under".
Sources: imdb.com, hollywood.com, e! online
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