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Kathy Bates

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

28/06/1948

Age

77 years old

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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 b... Read More

Known For

Summer Camp

Midnight in Paris

You May Not Kiss the Bride

A Little Bit of Heaven

Valentine's Day

The Blind Side

Chéri

Personal Effects

Revolutionary Road

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Filmography

Cast

2024

Summer Camp

as Ginny Moon

2011

Midnight in Paris

as Gertrude Stein

2011

You May Not Kiss the Bride

as Bryan's Mother

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

as Beverly Corbett

2010

Valentine's Day

as Susan Milton

2009

The Blind Side

as Miss Sue

2009

Chéri

as Madame Peloux

2009

Personal Effects

as Gloria

2008

Revolutionary Road

as Mrs. Helen Givings

2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Regina Jackson

2008

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

as Charlotte Cartwright

2007

P.S. I Love You

as Patricia

2007

Fred Claus

as Mother Claus

2007

Bee Movie

as Janet Benson (voice)

2007

Christmas Is Here Again

as Miss Dowdy (voice)

2007

Guilty Hearts

as The Judge

2006

Charlotte's Web

as Bitsy the Cow (voice)

2006

Bonneville

as Margene Cunningham

2006

Relative Strangers

as Agnes Menure

2006

Failure to Launch

as Sue

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as The Marquesa

2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Edi...

as Narrator (voice)

2004

Little Black Book

as Kippie Kann

2004

Around the World in 80 Days

as Queen Victoria

2003

Misery Loves Company

as Self

2002

Love Liza

as Mary Ann Bankhead

2002

About Schmidt

as Roberta Hertzel

2002

Unconditional Love

as Grace Beasley

2002

Dragonfly

as Mrs. Belmont

2002

My Sister's Keeper

as Christine Chapman

2001

Rat Race

as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)

2001

American Outlaws

as Ma James

2000

Bruno

as Mother Superior

1999

Annie

as Miss Agatha Hannigan

1998

A Civil Action

as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

1998

The Waterboy

as Mama Boucher

1998

Primary Colors

as Libby Holden

1998

Swept from the Sea

as Miss Swaffer

1996

The War at Home

as Maurine Collier

1996

Diabolique

as Det. Shirley Vogel

1996

The Late Shift

as Helen Kushnick

1995

Angus

as Meg Bethune

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as Dolores Claiborne

1994

North

as Alaskan Mom

1993

A Home of Our Own

as Frances Lacey

1993

Living and Working in Space: The Countdo...

as Lunar Mom

1992

Prelude to a Kiss

as Leah Blier

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

as Evelyn Couch

1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

as Hazel Quarrier

1990

Misery

as Annie Wilkes

1990

White Palace

as Rosemary

1990

Men Don't Leave

as Lisa Coleman

1988

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

as Mrs. Canby

1987

Summer Heat

as Ruth

1983

Two of a Kind

as Furniture Man's Wife

1982

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, J...

as Stella Mae

1978

Straight Time

as Selma Darin

2024

The Great Lillian Hall

as Edith Wilson

2024

A Family Affair

as Leila Ford

2023

Titanic: Stories from the Heart

as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)

2023

The Miracle Club

as Eileen Dunne

2023

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

as Sylvia Simon

2021

Home

as Bernadette

2021

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Richard Jewell

as Bobi Jewell

2019

The Highwaymen

as Ma Ferguson

2019

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

as Barbara Haggermaker

2018

On the Basis of Sex

as Dorothy Kenyon

2018

Krystal

as Vera

2016

Bad Santa 2

as Sunny Soke

2016

Complete Unknown

as Nina

2016

The Boss

as Ida Marquette

2015

The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Maime Trotter

2015

Boychoir

as Headmistress

2014

Tammy

as Lenore

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Cadaver

as Beth

2012

Reflections on Titanic

as Self

2009

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happ...

as Pancho Barnes (Voice)

2007

The Golden Compass

as Hester (voice)

2005

Rumor Has It...

as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)

2005

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

as Herself

2005

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Tita...

as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)

2005

Titanic: Behind The Scenes

as Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)

2005

Ambulance Girl

as Jane Stern

2005

Warm Springs

as Helena Mahoney

2005

Hansel and Gretel

as Narrator (voice)

2004

Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)

2003

Declaration of Independence

as Self

2002

Making Rat Race

as Herself

2000

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and t...

as Frances Marion (voice)

1999

Baby Steps

as Mrs. Mellon

1998

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Frie...

as Self

1998

The Effects of Magic

as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny

1998

Titanic: Breaking New Ground

as Self

1997

Titanic

as Molly Brown

1997

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration ...

as Self

1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as Self

1995

The West Side Waltz

as Mr. Goo

1995

Talking With

as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")

1994

Curse of the Starving Class

as Ella Tate

1994

Tupperware!

as Narrator

1992

Used People

as Bibby Berman

1992

Hostages

as Peggy Say

1991

Shadows and Fog

as Prostitute

1991

The Road to Mecca

as Elsa Barlow

1990

Dick Tracy

as Mrs. Green

1989

No Place Like Home

as Bonnie Cooper

1989

High Stakes

as Jill

1989

Roe vs. Wade

as Jessie

1989

Signs of Life

as Mary Beth Alder

1987

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

as Helen Blake

1987

Murder Ordained

as Bobbi Birk

1986

The Morning After

as Woman on Mateo Street

1986

Johnny Bull

as Katherine Kovacs

1971

Taking Off

as Audition Singer

Crew

2024

The Great Lillian Hall

as Executive Producer

2005

Ambulance Girl

as Director

2003

Fargo

as Director

1999

Dash and Lilly

as Director

1995

Talking With

as Director