Actor

Kathy Bates

June 28, 1948 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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 in the 1976 production of Vanities.

Notable work

7.9
Titanic (1997)
as Molly Brown
7.9
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
as Mrs. Fowler
7.5
Midnight in Paris (2011)
as Gertrude Stein
7.7
The Blind Side (2009)
as Miss Sue
8.1
American Horror Story (2011)
as Delphine LaLaurie and as Ethel Darling and as Iris and as Agnes Mary Winstead and as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
6.1
Bee Movie (2007)
as Janet Benson (voice)
8.6
The Office (2005)
as Jo Bennett
7.8
Misery (1990)
as Annie Wilkes
6.1
The Golden Compass (2007)
as Hester (voice)
7
Revolutionary Road (2008)
as Mrs. Helen Givings
5.7
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
as Regina Jackson
7.5
Two and a Half Men (2003)
as Charlie Harper

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