Person
Kathy Bates
Actor· Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
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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