Birthday
1948/06/28 (76 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also know as
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates, קאת'י בייטס, แคธี่ เบทส์
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 ...Read more
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as Evelyn Couch
(2008) The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
(2004) Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria
(1990) Misery
as Annie Wilkes
(2002) Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont
(1998) Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer
(1992) Prelude to a Kiss
as Leah Blier
(1998) The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
(2002) About Schmidt
as Roberta Hertzel
(2008) Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
(1996) Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel
(2007) Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
(2002) My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman
(1996) The Late Shift
as Helen Kushnick
(2007) Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
(2009) The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
(2007) P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
(2009) Chéri
as Madame Peloux
(2006) Failure to Launch
as Sue
(1978) Straight Time
as Selma Darin
(1994) North
as Alaskan Mom
(1995) Dolores Claiborne
as Dolores Claiborne
(2003) Misery Loves Company
as Self
(1998) Primary Colors
as Libby Holden
(2007) Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
(2024) Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
(1995) Angus
as Meg Bethune
(2010) Valentine's Day
as Susan Milton
(1988) Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Mrs. Canby
(1999) Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
(2006) Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
(2001) Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
(2001) American Outlaws
as Ma James
(1990) White Palace
as Rosemary
(1998) A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
(1983) Two of a Kind
as Furniture Man's Wife
(2009) Personal Effects
as Gloria
(2004) Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann
(2006) Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
(2002) Love Liza
as Mary Ann Bankhead
(2008) Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
(2002) Unconditional Love
as Grace Beasley
(2011) A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett
(2004) The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
(2004) The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as The Marquesa
(2006) Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
(2006) Guilty Hearts
as The Judge
(1982) Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae
(1991) At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
(2011) You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother
(1993) Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
(1990) Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman
The Smack
as Babs
(1993) A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey
(2011) Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
(2000) Bruno
as Mother Superior
(1996) The War at Home
as Maurine Collier
(1987) Summer Heat
as Ruth
Thelma
as Thelma
(1994) Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate
(1989) No Place Like Home
as Bonnie Cooper
(2021) Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Tammy
as Lenore
(1989) High Stakes
as Jill
(1987) My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Helen Blake
(2024) A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
(1991) Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
(2005) Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
(2023) Titanic: Stories From the Heart
as Self (archive footage) / Molly Brown
(1992) Used People
as Bibby Berman
(2014) Boychoir
as Headmistress
(2016) The Boss
as Ida Marquette
(2012) Cadaver
as Beth
(1989) Roe vs. Wade
as Jessie
(1987) Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
(2004) Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
(2016) Complete Unknown
as Nina
(2015) The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
(2016) Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke
(2025) The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson
(1991) The Road to Mecca
as Elsa Barlow
(2003) Declaration of Independence
as Self
(1971) Taking Off
as Audition Singer
(2018) Krystal
as Vera
(1995) Talking With
as ---
(2019) The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
(1998) The Effects of Magic
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
(1997) Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
(1995) The West Side Waltz
as Mr. Goo
(2009) The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
(2007) The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
(2000) Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)
(1992) Hostages
as Peggy Say
(2018) On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon
(1990) Dick Tracy
as Mrs. Green
(1986) The Morning After
as Woman on Mateo Street
(1996) The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
(2019) The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
(2019) Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell
(2005) Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Home
as Bernadette
(2005) Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)
(2005) Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney
(2005) Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself
(2023) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
(1994) Tupperware!
as Narrator
(1986) Johnny Bull
as Katherine Kovacs
(1999) Baby Steps
as Mrs. Mellon
(2023) The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
(2012) Reflections on Titanic
as Self
(1989) Signs of Life
as Mary Beth Alder
(2002) Making Rat Race
as Herself
(1994) The Stand
as Rae Flowers
(1997) Titanic
as Molly Brown
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as ---
(2001) Six Feet Under
as Bettina
(1994) Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
(1986) L.A. Law
as Charlotte Haley
(1977) The Love Boat
as Sally Allison
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1988) China Beach
as ---
(2005) The Office
as Jo Bennett
(1997) The View
as Self
(1982) Cagney & Lacey
as ---
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Christine Chapman
(2011) Harry's Law
as Harriet Harry
(2009) Alice
as Queen of Hearts
(2011) American Horror Story
as Delphine LaLaurie
(2024) Matlock
as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
(2011) American Horror Story
as Ethel Darling
(2011) American Horror Story
as Iris
(2003) Two and a Half Men
as Charlie Harper
(1994) The Stand
as Rae Flowers
(2011) American Horror Story
as Agnes Mary Winstead
(2017) Disjointed
as Ruth
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(2016) Chelsea
as Self
(1988) American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
(2015) Lip Sync Battle
as Self
(2011) American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
(2007) The Big Bang Theory
as Mrs. Fowler
(2017) FEUD
as Joan Blondell
(1987) Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
(1992) Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
(2008) Stand Up to Cancer
as Self
(1996) 3rd Rock from the Sun
as Charlotte Everly
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(1997) King of the Hill
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
(2005) American Dad!
as D.O. Rothy (voice)
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2010) Mike & Molly
as Kay
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
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as Self - Winner
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member