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.
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. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019).
Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005).
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Filmography (Movies)
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Character:Self
Release Date:21/12/2025
The Great Lillian Hall
Character:Edith Wilson
Release Date:30/06/2024
A Family Affair
Character:Leila Ford
Release Date:27/06/2024
Summer Camp
Character:Ginny Moon
Release Date:31/05/2024
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Character:Self / Molly Brown (archive footage)
Release Date:05/12/2023
The Miracle Club
Character:Eileen Dunne
Release Date:14/07/2023
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Character:Sylvia Simon
Release Date:29/03/2023
Home
Character:Bernadette
Release Date:29/07/2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/03/2021
Richard Jewell
Character:Bobi Jewell
Release Date:13/12/2019
The Highwaymen
Character:Ma Ferguson
Release Date:15/03/2019
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Character:Barbara Haggermaker
Release Date:13/03/2019
On the Basis of Sex
Character:Dorothy Kenyon
Release Date:25/12/2018
Krystal
Character:Vera
Release Date:13/04/2018
Bad Santa 2
Character:Sunny Soke
Release Date:23/11/2016
Complete Unknown
Character:Nina
Release Date:26/08/2016
The Boss
Character:Ida Marquette
Release Date:07/04/2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Character:Maime Trotter
Release Date:05/10/2015
Boychoir
Character:Headmistress
Release Date:27/03/2015
Tammy
Character:Lenore
Release Date:02/07/2014
Cadaver
Character:Beth
Release Date:26/11/2012
Reflections on Titanic
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2012
Midnight in Paris
Character:Gertrude Stein
Release Date:11/05/2011
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Character:Bryan's Mother
Release Date:03/04/2011
A Little Bit of Heaven
Character:Beverly Corbett
Release Date:03/02/2011
Valentine's Day
Character:Susan Milton
Release Date:10/02/2010
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
Character:Pancho Barnes (Voice)
Release Date:10/12/2009
The Blind Side
Character:Miss Sue
Release Date:20/11/2009
Chéri
Character:Madame Peloux
Release Date:08/04/2009
Personal Effects
Character:Gloria
Release Date:05/03/2009
Revolutionary Road
Character:Mrs. Helen Givings
Release Date:19/12/2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Character:Regina Jackson
Release Date:10/12/2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Character:Charlotte Cartwright
Release Date:12/09/2008
The Golden Compass
Character:Hester (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2007
P.S. I Love You
Character:Patricia
Release Date:15/11/2007
Fred Claus
Character:Mother Claus
Release Date:09/11/2007
Bee Movie
Character:Janet Benson (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2007
Christmas Is Here Again
Character:Miss Dowdy (voice)
Release Date:20/10/2007
Guilty Hearts
Character:The Judge
Release Date:30/07/2007
Charlotte's Web
Character:Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2006
Bonneville
Character:Margene Cunningham
Release Date:11/09/2006
Relative Strangers
Character:Agnes Menure
Release Date:01/05/2006
Failure to Launch
Character:Sue
Release Date:10/03/2006
Rumor Has It...
Character:Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/2005
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Character:Herself
Release Date:25/10/2005
Ambulance Girl
Character:Jane Stern
Release Date:12/09/2005
Warm Springs
Character:Helena Mahoney
Release Date:30/04/2005
Hansel and Gretel
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Character:The Marquesa
Release Date:22/12/2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/10/2004
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Character:Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2004
Little Black Book
Character:Kippie Kann
Release Date:06/08/2004
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Queen Victoria
Release Date:16/06/2004
Declaration of Independence
Character:Self
Release Date:10/06/2003
Misery Loves Company
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2003
Love Liza
Character:Mary Ann Bankhead
Release Date:30/12/2002
About Schmidt
Character:Roberta Hertzel
Release Date:12/12/2002
Unconditional Love
Character:Grace Beasley
Release Date:23/08/2002
Dragonfly
Character:Mrs. Belmont
Release Date:22/02/2002
Making Rat Race
Character:Herself
Release Date:29/01/2002
My Sister's Keeper
Character:Christine Chapman
Release Date:27/01/2002
American Outlaws
Character:Ma James
Release Date:17/08/2001
Rat Race
Character:The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/2001
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Character:Frances Marion (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2000
Bruno
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:16/04/2000
Annie
Character:Miss Agatha Hannigan
Release Date:07/11/1999
Baby Steps
Character:Mrs. Mellon
Release Date:26/06/1999
A Civil Action
Character:Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1998
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/1998
The Waterboy
Character:Mama Boucher
Release Date:06/11/1998
The Effects of Magic
Character:Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Release Date:28/09/1998
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/1998
Primary Colors
Character:Libby Holden
Release Date:20/03/1998
Swept from the Sea
Character:Miss Swaffer
Release Date:23/01/1998
Titanic
Character:Molly Brown
Release Date:18/12/1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1997
The War at Home
Character:Maurine Collier
Release Date:20/11/1996
Diabolique
Character:Det. Shirley Vogel
Release Date:22/03/1996
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Character:Self
Release Date:17/03/1996
The Late Shift
Character:Helen Kushnick
Release Date:24/02/1996
The West Side Waltz
Character:Mr. Goo
Release Date:23/11/1995
Angus
Character:Meg Bethune
Release Date:15/09/1995
Talking With
Character:Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
Release Date:19/04/1995
Dolores Claiborne
Character:Dolores Claiborne
Release Date:24/03/1995
Curse of the Starving Class
Character:Ella Tate
Release Date:13/09/1994
North
Character:Alaskan Mom
Release Date:22/07/1994
Tupperware!
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/02/1994
A Home of Our Own
Character:Frances Lacey
Release Date:05/11/1993
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Character:Lunar Mom
Release Date:30/01/1993
Used People
Character:Bibby Berman
Release Date:16/12/1992
Hostages
Character:Peggy Say
Release Date:23/09/1992
Prelude to a Kiss
Character:Leah Blier
Release Date:10/07/1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
Character:Evelyn Couch
Release Date:27/12/1991
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Character:Hazel Quarrier
Release Date:06/12/1991
Shadows and Fog
Character:Prostitute
Release Date:05/12/1991
The Road to Mecca
Character:Elsa Barlow
Release Date:10/03/1991
Misery
Character:Annie Wilkes
Release Date:30/11/1990
White Palace
Character:Rosemary
Release Date:19/10/1990
Dick Tracy
Character:Mrs. Green
Release Date:05/04/1990
Men Don't Leave
Character:Lisa Coleman
Release Date:02/02/1990
No Place Like Home
Character:Bonnie Cooper
Release Date:03/12/1989
High Stakes
Character:Jill
Release Date:06/10/1989
Roe vs. Wade
Character:Jessie
Release Date:15/05/1989
Signs of Life
Character:Mary Beth Alder
Release Date:01/01/1989
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Character:Mrs. Canby
Release Date:08/07/1988
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Character:Helen Blake
Release Date:01/10/1987
Summer Heat
Character:Ruth
Release Date:29/05/1987
Murder Ordained
Character:Bobbi Birk
Release Date:03/05/1987
The Morning After
Character:Woman on Mateo Street
Release Date:25/12/1986
Johnny Bull
Character:Katherine Kovacs
Release Date:19/05/1986
Two of a Kind
Character:Furniture Man's Wife
Release Date:13/12/1983
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Character:Stella Mae
Release Date:12/11/1982
Straight Time
Character:Selma Darin
Release Date:18/03/1978
Taking Off
Character:Audition Singer
Release Date:28/03/1971
Television Appearances
Matlock
Character:Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Disjointed
Character:Ruth
FEUD
Character:Joan Blondell
Chelsea
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
American Horror Story
Character:Delphine LaLaurie
American Horror Story
Character:Ethel Darling
American Horror Story
Character:Iris
American Horror Story
Character:Agnes Mary Winstead
American Horror Story
Character:Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
Harry's Law
Character:Harriet 'Harry' Korn
Mike & Molly
Character:Kay
Alice
Character:Queen of Hearts
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Stand Up to Cancer
Character:Self
The Big Bang Theory
Character:Mrs. Fowler
Chelsea Lately
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Office
Character:Jo Bennett
American Dad!
Character:D.O. Rothy (voice)
Two and a Half Men
Character:Charlie Harper
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Six Feet Under
Character:Bettina
The View
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
The Daily Show
Character:Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:Charlotte Everly
MADtv
Character:Stuart's Grandma
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
The Stand
Character:Rae Flowers (uncredited)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
American Experience
Character:Narrator
China Beach
Character:
Murder Ordained
Character:Bobbi Birk
L.A. Law
Character:Charlotte Haley
St. Elsewhere
Character:Polly Miller
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Sally Allison
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Christine Chapman
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Winner
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