Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Acted Movies
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Writers: Carrie Solomon,
Cast: Ian Gregg, Joey King, Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Baskin, Vince Pisani, Wes Jetton, Zac Efron, Zele Avradopoulos,
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Writers: Jimmy Smallhorne,
Cast: Agnes O'Casey, Eric D. Smith, Hazel Doupe, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Mark McKenna, Mark O'Halloran, Niall Buggy, Stephen Rea,
Director: Franka Potente
Writers: Franka Potente,
Cast: Aisling Franciosi, AlgeRita Wynn, Bryn Vale, Chelsea Gonzalez, Derek Richardson, Jake McLaughlin, James Jordan, Karolin Luna, Kathy Bates, Lil Rel Howery,
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Billy Ray,
Cast: Dylan Kussman, Ian Gomez, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Mike Pniewski, Nina Arianda, Olivia Wilde, Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Wayne Duvall,
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: John Fusco,
Cast: David Furr, Dean Denton, John Carroll Lynch, Kathy Bates, Kevin Costner, Kim Dickens, Thomas Mann, W. Earl Brown, William Sadler, Woody Harrelson,
Director: Mimi Leder
Writers: Daniel Stiepleman,
Cast: Armie Hammer, Cailee Spaeny, Callum Shoniker, Felicity Jones, Jack Reynor, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Ronald Guttman, Sam Waterston, Stephen Root,
Director: François Girard
Writers: Ben Ripley,
Cast: Dante Soriano, Debra Winger, Dustin Hoffman, Garrett Wareing, Joe West, Josh Lucas, Kathy Bates, Kevin McHale, River Alexander, Sam Poon,
Director: Ben Falcone
Writers: Ben Falcone,
Cast: Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd, Gary Cole, Kathy Bates, Mark Duplass, Melissa McCarthy, Nat Faxon, Sandra Oh, Susan Sarandon, Toni Collette,
Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen,
Cast: Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Nina Arianda, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Tom Hiddleston,
Director: Rob Hedden
Writers: Rob Hedden,
Cast: Dave Annable, Katharine McPhee, Kathy Bates, Ken Davitian, Kevin Dunn, Mena Suvari, Rob Schneider, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tia Carrere, Vinnie Jones,
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writers: Gren Wells,
Cast: Alan Dale, Gael García Bernal, Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Lucy Punch, Peter Dinklage, Romany Malco, Rosemarie DeWitt, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg,
Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Katherine Fugate,
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Héctor Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Kathy Bates, Patrick Dempsey, Topher Grace,
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: John Lee Hancock,
Cast: Adriane Lenox, Catherine Dyer, Jae Head, Kathy Bates, Kim Dickens, Lily Collins, Quinton Aaron, Ray McKinnon, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw,
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Justin Haythe,
Cast: David Harbour, Dylan Baker, Jay O. Sanders, Kate Winslet, Kathryn Hahn, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shannon, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan,
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Writers: Steven Rogers,
Cast: Anne Kent, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Harry Connick Jr., Hilary Swank, James Marsters, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kathy Bates, Lisa Kudrow, Nellie McKay,
Director: Nick Hurran
Writers: Melissa Carter,
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Jason Antoon, Josie Maran, Julianne Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Kevin Sussman, Rashida Jones, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky,
Director: Alexander Payne
Writers: Jim Taylor,
Cast: Connie Ray, Dermot Mulroney, Harry Groener, Hope Davis, Howard Hesseman, Jack Nicholson, June Squibb, Kathy Bates, Len Cariou, Mark Venhuizen,
Director: P.J. Hogan
Writers: Jocelyn Moorhouse,
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Pryce, Kathy Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Meredith Eaton, Pat Finn, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard Briers, Rupert Everett, Stephanie Beacham,
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jacob Smith, Jay Thomas, Joe Morton, Kathy Bates, Kevin Costner, Lisa Banes, Matt Craven, Robert Bailey Jr., Ron Rifkin, Susanna Thompson,
Director: Les Mayfield
Writers: John Rogers,
Cast: Ali Larter, Colin Farrell, Gabriel Macht, Gregory Smith, Harris Yulin, Kathy Bates, Ronny Cox, Scott Caan, Timothy Dalton, Will McCormack,
Director: James Cameron
Writers: James Cameron,
Cast: Bernard Hill, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, David Warner, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Victor Garber,
Director: Taylor Hackford
Writers: Tony Gilroy,
Cast: Bob Gunton, Christopher Plummer, David Strathairn, Ellen Muth, Eric Bogosian, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John C. Reilly, Judy Parfitt, Kathy Bates, Roy Cooper,
Director: Tony Bill
Writers: Patrick Sheane Duncan,
Cast: Amy Sakasitz, Clarissa Lassig, Edward Furlong, Kathy Bates, Miles Feulner, Sarah Schaub, Soon-Tek Oh, T.J. Lowther, Tony Bill, Tony Campisi,
Director: Norman René
Writers: Craig Lucas,
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Debra Monk, Kathy Bates, Meg Ryan, Ned Beatty, Patty Duke, Richard Riehle, Rocky Carroll, Stanley Tucci, Sydney Walker,
Director: Jon Avnet
Writers: Carol Sobieski,
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Cicely Tyson, Gailard Sartain, Gary Basaraba, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Stan Shaw, Timothy Scott,
Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen,
Cast: Anne Lange, Jodie Foster, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Kathy Bates, Kenneth Mars, Lily Tomlin, Madonna, Mia Farrow, Woody Allen,
Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: William Goldman,
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Graham Jarvis, James Caan, Jerry Potter, Julie Payne, June Christopher, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, Thomas Brunelle,
Director: Luis Mandoki
Writers: Ted Tally,
Cast: Corey Parker, Eileen Brennan, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Jonathan Penner, Kathy Bates, Rachel Chagall, Renée Taylor, Steven Hill, Susan Sarandon,
Director: Robert Altman
Writers: Ed Graczyk,
Cast: Ann Risley, Caroline Aaron, Cher, Gena Ramsel, Karen Black, Kathy Bates, Mark Patton, Marta Heflin, Sandy Dennis, Sudie Bond,
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Writers: Jeffrey Boam,
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, Jake Busey, Kathy Bates, M. Emmet Walsh, Peter Kwong, Rita Taggart, Sandy Baron, Theresa Russell,