Personal Info
Known Credits
115
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1948-06-28 (77 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also Known For
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Batesקאת'י בייטסแคธี่ เบทส์
Kathy Bates
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
The Great Lillian Hall
| Edith Wilson
2024 --
A Family Affair
| Leila Ford
2024 --
Summer Camp
| Ginny Moon
2023 --
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
| Self (archive footage) / Molly Brown
2023 --
The Miracle Club
| Eileen Dunne
2023 --
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
| Sylvia Simon
2021 --
Home
| Bernadette
2021 --
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
| Self (archive footage)
2019 --
Richard Jewell
| Bobi Jewell
2019 --
The Highwaymen
| Ma Ferguson
2019 --
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
| Barbara Haggermaker
2018 --
On the Basis of Sex
| Dorothy Kenyon
2018 --
Krystal
| Vera
2016 --
Bad Santa 2
| Sunny Soke
2016 --
Complete Unknown
| Nina
2016 --
The Boss
| Ida Marquette
2015 --
The Great Gilly Hopkins
| Maime Trotter
2014 --
Boychoir
| Headmistress
2014 --
Tammy
| Lenore
2014 --
And the Oscar Goes To...
| Self (archive footage)
2012 --
Cadaver
| Beth
2012 --
Reflections on Titanic
| Self
2011 --
Midnight in Paris
| Gertrude Stein
2011 --
You May Not Kiss the Bride
| Bryan's Mother
2011 --
A Little Bit of Heaven
| Beverly Corbett
2010 --
Valentine's Day
| Susan Milton
2009 --
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
| Pancho Barnes (Voice)
2009 --
The Blind Side
| Miss Sue
2009 --
Chéri
| Madame Peloux
2009 --
Personal Effects
| Gloria
2008 --
Revolutionary Road
| Mrs. Helen Givings
2008 --
The Day the Earth Stood Still
| Regina Jackson
2008 --
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
| Charlotte Cartwright
2007 --
The Golden Compass
| Hester (voice)
2007 --
P.S. I Love You
| Patricia
2007 --
Fred Claus
| Mother Claus
2007 --
Bee Movie
| Janet Benson (voice)
2007 --
Christmas Is Here Again
| Miss Dowdy (voice)
2006 --
Charlotte's Web
| Bitsy the Cow (voice)
2006 --
Bonneville
| Margene Cunningham
2006 --
Relative Strangers
| Agnes Menure
2006 --
Failure to Launch
| Sue
2006 --
Guilty Hearts
| The Judge
2005 --
Rumor Has It...
| Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
2005 --
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
| Herself
2005 --
Ambulance Girl
| Jane Stern
2005 --
Warm Springs
| Helena Mahoney
2005 --
Hansel and Gretel
| Narrator (voice)
2004 --
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
| The Marquesa
2004 --
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
| Narrator (voice)
2004 --
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
| Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
2004 --
Little Black Book
| Kippie Kann
2004 --
Around the World in 80 Days
| Queen Victoria
2003 --
Declaration of Independence
| Self
2003 --
Misery Loves Company
| Self
2002 --
Love Liza
| Mary Ann Bankhead
2002 --
About Schmidt
| Roberta Hertzel
2002 --
Unconditional Love
| Grace Beasley
2002 --
Dragonfly
| Mrs. Belmont
2002 --
Making Rat Race
| Herself
2002 --
My Sister's Keeper
| Christine Chapman
2001 --
American Outlaws
| Ma James
2001 --
Rat Race
| The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
2000 --
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
| Frances Marion (voice)
2000 --
Bruno
| Mother Superior
1999 --
Annie
| Miss Agatha Hannigan
1999 --
Baby Steps
| Mrs. Mellon
1998 --
A Civil Action
| Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
1998 --
The Waterboy
| Mama Boucher
1998 --
The Effects of Magic
| Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
1998 --
Primary Colors
| Libby Holden
1998 --
Swept from the Sea
| Miss Swaffer
1997 --
Titanic
| Molly Brown
1997 --
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
| Self
1996 --
The War at Home
| Maurine Collier
1996 --
Diabolique
| Det. Shirley Vogel
1996 --
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
| Self
1996 --
The Late Shift
| Helen Kushnick
1995 --
The West Side Waltz
| Mr. Goo
1995 --
Angus
| Meg Bethune
1995 --
Talking With
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1995 --
Dolores Claiborne
| Dolores Claiborne
1994 --
Curse of the Starving Class
| Ella Tate
1994 --
North
| Alaskan Mom
1994 --
The Stand
| Rae Flowers
1994 --
Tupperware!
| Narrator
1993 --
A Home of Our Own
| Frances Lacey
1993 --
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
| Lunar Mom
1992 --
Used People
| Bibby Berman
1992 --
Hostages
| Peggy Say
1992 --
Prelude to a Kiss
| Leah Blier
1991 --
Fried Green Tomatoes
| Evelyn Couch
1991 --
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
| Hazel Quarrier
1991 --
Shadows and Fog
| Prostitute
1991 --
The Road to Mecca
| Elsa Barlow
1990 --
Misery
| Annie Wilkes
1990 --
White Palace
| Rosemary
1990 --
Dick Tracy
| Mrs. Green
1990 --
Men Don't Leave
| Lisa Coleman
1989 --
No Place Like Home
| Bonnie Cooper
1989 --
High Stakes
| Jill
1989 --
Roe vs. Wade
| Jessie
1989 --
Signs of Life
| Mary Beth Alder
1988 --
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
| Mrs. Canby
1987 --
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
| Helen Blake
1987 --
Summer Heat
| Ruth
1987 --
Murder Ordained
| Bobbi Birk
1986 --
The Morning After
| Woman on Mateo Street
1986 --
Johnny Bull
| Katherine Kovacs
1983 --
Two of a Kind
| Furniture Man's Wife
1982 --
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
| Stella Mae
1978 --
Straight Time
| Selma Darin
1971 --
Taking Off
| Audition Singer