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Kathleen Doyle Bates, born in Memphis in 1948, is a prolific American actress and director whose career spans stage, screen, and television. After studying theatre at Southern Methodist University, she broke into acting with minor roles before her Oscar-winning performance as the unhinged Annie Wilkes in Misery. Bates' versatility is evident in roles ranging from the tragic Dolores Claiborne to the comedic antics of The Waterboy, alongside a trove of television accolades, including two Emmy wins and a Golden Globe. Her stage work earned her Tony and Obie nominations, while her direction includes episodes of Six Feet Under.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Boy and The Other | The Boy's Mother | Film |
| 2024 | A Family Affair | Leila Ford | Film |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | Edith Wilson | Film |
| 2024 | Matlock | Madeline 'Matty' Matlock | TV |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Sylvia Simon | Film |
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Eileen Dunne | Film |
| 2019 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Barbara Haggermaker | Film |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | Ma Ferguson | Film |
| 2019 | Richard Jewell | Bobi Jewell | Film |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Dorothy Kenyon | Film |
| 2018 | Krystal | Vera | Film |
| 2016 | The Boss | Ida Marquette | Film |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Maime Trotter | Film |
| 2014 | Tammy | Lenore | Film |
| 2012 | Cadaver | Beth | Film |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Self | Film |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Beverly Corbett | Film |
| 2011 | You May Not Kiss the Bride | Bryan's Mother | Film |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Gertrude Stein | Film |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Susan | Film |
| 2009 | The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club | Pancho Barnes (Voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Gloria | Film |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | Miss Sue | Film |
| 2009 | Chéri | Madame Peloux | Film |
| 2008 | Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Charlotte Cartwright | Film |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Mrs. Helen Givings | Film |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Regina Jackson | Film |
| 2007 | Guilty Hearts | The Judge | Film |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Patricia | Film |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Dowdy (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Hester (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Mother Claus | Film |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Janet Benson (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Margene Cunningham | Film |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure | Film |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure | Film |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Bitsy the Cow (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Sue | Film |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Helena Mahoney | Film |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl | Jane Stern | Film |
| 2004 | Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Siren / Sea Hag (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Marquesa | Film |
| 2004 | Little Black Book | Kippie Kann | Film |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria | Film |
| 2002 | My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman | Film |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Mrs. Belmont | Film |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love | Grace Beasley | Film |
| 2002 | Love Liza | Mary Ann Bankhead | Film |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel | Film |
| 2001 | American Outlaws | Ma James | Film |
| 2000 | Bruno | Mother Superior | Film |
| 2000 | Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Frances Marion (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan | Film |
| 1998 | Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer | Film |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Mama Boucher | Film |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Libby Holden | Film |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | Raphaella, the Magic Bunny | Film |
| 1997 | Titanic | Molly Brown | Film |
| 1996 | The Late Shift | Helen Kushnick | Film |
| 1996 | Diabolique | Det. Shirley Vogel | Film |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | Film |
| 1996 | The War at Home | Maurine Collier | Film |
| 1995 | Angus | Meg Bethune | Film |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne | Film |
| 1995 | The West Side Waltz | Mr. Goo | Film |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Ella Tate | Film |
| 1994 | North | Alaskan Mom | Film |
| 1993 | A Home of Our Own | Frances Lacey | Film |
| 1992 | Used People | Bibby Berman | Film |
| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier | Film |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch | Film |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Hazel Quarrier | Film |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | Film |
| 1990 | White Palace | Rosemary | Film |
| 1990 | Men Don't Leave | Lisa Coleman | Film |
| 1990 | Misery | Annie Wilkes | Film |
| 1989 | Signs of Life | Mary Beth Alder | Film |
| 1989 | No Place Like Home | Bonnie Cooper | Film |
| 1989 | High Stakes | Jill | Film |
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