| Kathy Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kathleen Doyle Bates June 28, 1948 Memphis, Tennessee U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, stage, television actress, television director, singer, producer, composer |
| Years active | 1971 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Tony Campisi (1991-1997) |
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film and television actress, and a stage and television director. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In Theatre, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in Stagecraft) is a designated space for the Performance of theatrical productions A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode.
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Bates was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Bertye Kathleen (née Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. [1] Her great-great-grandfather was an immigrant from Ireland to New Orleans and served as President Andrew Jackson's doctor. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 [2] She has two older sisters, Mary and Patricia. Bates graduated from White Station High School in Memphis. White Station High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States located at 514 South Perkins Road 38117 She attended Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and graduated in 1969. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Alpha Delta Pi ( ΑΔΠ) was founded May 15 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia making it the first female fraternal organization She moved to New York City in 1970 to pursue an acting career. The City of New York [3]
One of her first films was the Milos Forman comedy Taking Off (credited as "Bobo Bates"), wherein she sings an original song "Even Horses Had Wings". Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American In 1990, she would appear again with Hoffman in Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy as a stenographer who couldn't understand the mumbling of Hoffman's character, Mumbles. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Dick Tracy is a 1990 action - Adventure film based upon the Dick Tracy Comic strip created by Chester Bates appeared off-Broadway in Terrence McNally's 1987 play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, performed in little-seen films such as Summer Heat and The Morning After, and guest-starred in television shows such as L.A. Law before landing the role of obsessed fan Annie Wilkes, who holds her favorite author (played by James Caan) captive, in the 1990 thriller Misery, which was based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American Playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U LA Law is an American television Legal drama that ran from 1986 to 1994. Anne Marie Wilkes Dugan, usually known as Annie Wilkes, is a Fictional character and the Antagonist in the 1987 novel Misery, James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Misery is a 1990 American horror / thriller Film from Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, She received her first Academy Award nomination for that role, winning Best Actress. Soon after, she starred with Jessica Tandy in the acclaimed 1991 movie Fried Green Tomatoes. Jessie Alice Tandy ( June 7, 1909 &ndash September 11, 1994) was a British - American stage and film actress Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. In 1995, she turned in another applauded portrayal as the title character in Dolores Claiborne, although she was not nominated for an Oscar. Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 film based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King, starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. She also excelled in her role as the acid-tongued "dustbuster" political advisor Libby Holden in the 1998 Primary Colors, which was adapted from the book in which political journalist Joe Klein recounted his experiences on the Presidential campaign trail in 1991-1992. Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous Joe Klein (born September 7, 1946) is a longtime Washington D For this performance, she received her second Academy Award nomination, for Best Supporting Actress, though she did not win. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS She was nominated again, in 2002, for About Schmidt, and did not win. About Schmidt is a 2002 American Film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt and Bates did her first nude scene at the age of 43 in the 1991 film, At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) and again for a scene in About Schmidt. Nudity in film refers to the presentation in motion pictures of people without clothing whether as full nudity — a view of someone's entire nude body — or more modest About Schmidt is a 2002 American Film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt and More recently, she and Terry Bradshaw played the parents of Matthew McConaughey's character in the 2006 film Failure to Launch Bates featured in an uncredited cameo in the miniseries of Stephen Kings The Stand. Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2 1948 is a former American football Quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League Matthew David McConaughey (məˈkɑnəˌheɪ born November 4 1969 is an American Actor. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Failure to Launch is a 2006 American Romantic comedy Film. It is a loose remake of the French film Tanguy
Bates was nominated for the Emmy Award seven times: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, for her performance as Jay Leno's manager Helen Kushnick in HBO's The Late Shift (1996), and, twice again in the same category; as Miss Hannigan in Disney's remake of Annie (1999) and for the HBO Franklin Roosevelt biopic Warm Springs (2005). James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host Helen Kushnick (born Helen Gorman born August 18 1946 in NYC and died August 28 1996) was the agent of comedians Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray Comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Warm Springs is a 2005 Television movie about American President Franklin D She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Lifetime Television's "Ambulance Girl" (2006), which she also directed. Lifetime Television is an American Television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and Dramas all of which are either geared toward Ambulance Girl is a 2005 made for television movie It premiered in the United States on September 12 2005 on the Lifetime She appeared in ten episodes of the HBO cable television series Six Feet Under for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, as Bettina, in 2003. Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 She also was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for 3rd Rock from the Sun in 1999, the same year that she was nominated for Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Movie for the Dashiell Hammett-Lillian Hellman biopic Dash & Lilly. 3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award -winning American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( May 27, 1894 — January 10, 1961) was an American Author of Hardboiled detective Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many
Her Broadway appearances include Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July and the Robert Altman-directed Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean opposite Karen Black and Cher. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Lanford Wilson (born on April 13, 1937 in Lebanon Missouri) is an American Playwright. Fifth of July is a 1979 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean is a 1981 play and later 1982 film written by Ed Graczyk; the stage and screen versions were both directed Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 She received a Tony Award nomination in 1983 for her stage role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'night, Mother opposite Anne Pitoniak. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, night Mother is a 1983 play by Marsha Norman about a daughter Jessie and her mother Thelma (referred to as "Mama" in the play Anne Pitoniak ( March 30, 1922 – April 22, 2007) was an American Actress. The production of 'night, Mother ran over a year. One of her other successful New York stage productions was, Off-Broadway, in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune which ran 533 performances. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American Playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally. McNally specifically wrote the play for Bates and F. Murray Abraham, who had to drop out and was replaced by Kenneth Welsh. Fahrid Murray Al-Ahmad Abraham ( Arabic: ﻱﻴﺵ ﺞﺜﺙ ﻙﻘﭪ ﭐﭖﺏ (born October 24 1939) is an Academy Award -winning American Kenneth Welsh (born March 30, 1942) is a Canadian film and television actor (sometimes credited as Ken Welsh) The play was later filmed as Frankie and Johnny, starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 American Motion picture. The original music score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress.
Starting in the 1990s, Bates forged a formidable career as a director. She has directed episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, Oz, Six Feet Under, and Everwood. Homicide Life on the Street is an American Television Police procedural series chronicling the work of a fictional Baltimore NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct Oz is an American Television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 Everwood was a Prime time television Drama that aired in the United States on The WB. Bates has also directed the TV movies Dash and Lilly and the self-starring Ambulance Girl. In 2007, Bates will direct and also star in Have Mercy opposite Melanie Griffith. Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress That same year, she re-teamed with her Titanic co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road, based on Richard Yates's critically acclaimed novel. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated Revolutionary Road is a 2008 American Drama film directed by Sam Mendes. There have been several people by the name of Richard Yates: Richard Yates (comic actor (1706-1796 English comic actor Richard Yates (novelist It is scheduled for a 2008 release.
In 1991, Bates married actor Tony Campisi, with whom she had lived for 12 years previously. They divorced in 1997.
Bates is the Executive Committee Chair of the Actors Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion
Her nickname is Bobo. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. She was often mistaken for comedian Roseanne Barr, who in turn spoofed Bates' role in Misery in a Saturday Night Live sketch. Roseanne Cherrie Barr, aka Roseanne Barr, aka Roseanne Arnold, aka Roseanne Thomas, aka Roseanne (born November 3 1952 is an Emmy Misery is a 1990 American horror / thriller Film from Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1971 | Taking Off | Audition Singer: 'Even the Horses Had Wings' | as Bobo Bates |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Selma Darin | |
| 1982 | Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Stella Mae | |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind | Furniture man's wife | |
| 1986 | The Morning After | Woman on Mateo Street | |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Ruth | |
| 1988 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Helen Blake | as Kathy D. The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Straight Time is a 1978 film directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean is a 1981 play and later 1982 film written by Ed Graczyk; the stage and screen versions were both directed Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Two of a Kind is a 1983 Romantic comedy film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries The Morning After is a 1986 film which tells the story of an alcoholic woman who wakes up after a long drinking bout to find a murdered man in the bed next Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Summer Heat ( 1987) is a film directed by Michie Gleason, with a screenplay by Michie Gleason based on the novel Here to Get My Baby Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U My Best Friend Is a Vampire is a 1988 American comedy about a young man Jeremy Capello who is turned into a vampire and must fight for his survival as a "good" Bates |
| Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Mrs. Arthur 2 On the Rocks is the 1988 Sequel to the 1981 Arthur. Lead actors Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli reprised Canby | ||
| 1989 | Signs of Life | Mary Beth Alder | |
| High Stakes | Jill | ||
| 1990 | Men Don't Leave | Lisa Coleman | |
| Dick Tracy | Mrs. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Signs of Life, also known as One for Sorrow Two for Joy, is a film by American director John David Coles, released The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Men Don't Leave is a 1990 Comedy-drama film that stars Jessica Lange as a housewife who after the death of her husband moves with her Dick Tracy is a 1990 action - Adventure film based upon the Dick Tracy Comic strip created by Chester Green | ||
| White Palace | Rosemary | ||
| Misery | Annie Wilkes | Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama | |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Hazel Quarrier | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama | |
| 1992 | The Road to Mecca | Elsa Barlow | |
| Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | ||
| Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier | ||
| Used People | Bibby Berman | ||
| 1993 | A Home of Our Own | Frances Lacey | |
| 1994 | North | Alaskan mom | |
| Curse of the Starving Class | Ella Tate | ||
| The Stand | Rae Flowers | Uncredited | |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne | |
| Angus | Meg Bethune | ||
| 1996 | Diabolique | Det. White Palace is a 1990 film starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. Misery is a 1990 American horror / thriller Film from Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie At Play in the Fields of the Lord ( 1991) is a Drama film directed by Hector Babenco adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The Road to Mecca is a play by South Africa 's Athol Fugard. It was inspired by the story of Helen Martins who lived in Nieu-Bethesda Shadows and Fog ( 1992) is a black and white film directed by Woody Allen and based on his one-act play Death. Prelude to a Kiss is a 1992 American romantic fantasy film directed by Norman René. Used People is a 1992 American Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages A Home of Our Own is a film of 1993 It tells a story of a mother and her six children to establish a home in the small town of Hankston Idaho in 1962 The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U North is a 1994 film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard which along with Buried Child, A Lie of the Mind and True The Stand is a 1994 television Miniseries based on the novel The Stand by Stephen King. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 film based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King, starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Angus is a 1995 Comedy-drama film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by Jill Gordon The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient For the 1954 Clouzot version see Les Diaboliques. Diabolique ( 1996) is an American Film directed by Jeremiah Shirley Vogel | |
| The War at Home | Maurine Collier | ||
| 1997 | Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer | |
| Titanic | Molly Brown | ||
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Libby Holden | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
| The Effects of Magic | Raphaella, the Magic Bunny | voice | |
| The Waterboy | (won Blockbuster movie award, Best supporting actress in a comedy role | ||
| A Civil Action | Bankruptcy judge | uncredited | |
| 1999 | Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan | - Nominated for Emmy award |
| 2000 | Bruno | Mother Superior | |
| 2001 | Rat Race | The Squirrel Lady | uncredited |
| American Outlaws | Ma James | ||
| 2002 | Love Liza | Mary Ann Bankhead | |
| Dragonfly | Mrs. This is about the movie For the other uses see The War at Home. The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Swept from the Sea is a 1997 movie based on a 1903 story Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad. Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' Margaret Brown, born Margaret Tobin ( July 18, 1867 &ndash October 26, 1932) more widely known as Maggie Brown or The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance The Waterboy is a movie starring Adam Sandler, released in 1998 A Civil Action is a 1998 film starring John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, based on The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Annie is a 1999 made-for-television musical - Comedy film from The Wonderful World of Disney based on the The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the BRUNO was the first commercial computer software program for creating presentations using a WYSIWYG user interface The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Rat Race is a 2001 American Comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, and stars an Ensemble cast featuring Rowan American Outlaws is a 2001 Western film directed by Les Mayfield. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Love Liza is a 2002 comedy drama film directed by Todd Louiso and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler Dragonfly is a 2002 film directed by Tom Shadyac. The story is about a grieving doctor being contacted by his late wife through his patients' Belmont | ||
| About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | |
| Unconditional Love | Grace Beasley | ||
| My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman | TV movie Nominated for SAG award | |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria | |
| Little Black Book | Kippie Kann | ||
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Narrator | documentary | |
| The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Marquesa | ||
| 2005 | Rumour Has It | Aunt Mitsy | uncredited |
| 3 & 3 | The Judge | ||
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Sue | |
| Have Mercy | |||
| Solace | Marrow's wife | ||
| Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure | ||
| Bonneville | Margene | ||
| Charlotte's Web | Bitsy the Cow | voice | |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Janet Benson | voice |
| Fred Claus | Mother Claus | ||
| The Golden Compass | Hester | voice | |
| PS, I Love You | Patricia | ||
| Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Dowdy | voice | |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Mrs. About Schmidt is a 2002 American Film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt and Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance Unconditional Love is the title of a sleeper comedic film released in 2002. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 Comedy / Adventure film based on Jules Verne 's novel of the same name. Little Black Book is a 2004 drama / Romantic comedy film, directed by Nick Hurran. The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 2004 drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an Ensemble cast of American and international The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper This article is about the 2005 film For other uses see Rumor Has It. 3 & 3 A Tales of Innocent Lives and Guilty Hearts is 2005 Drama film The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Failure to Launch is a 2006 American Romantic comedy Film. It is a loose remake of the French film Tanguy Relative Strangers is a 2006 Comedy film. It is about a 34 year old Psychologist, Richard Clayton ( Ron Livingston) whose parents reveal Bonneville is a dramedy film directed by Christopher N Rowley starring Joan Allen, Kathy Bates and Jessica Lange. Charlotte's Web is a Live-action / Computer-animated Feature film, based on the popular book of the same name by E 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Bee Movie is a 2007 Golden Globe -nominated CGI-animated Film starring Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Fred Claus is a 2007 Christmas Comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers) and starring The Golden Compass is a Fantasy film based upon Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the U PS I Love You is a 2007 American romantic Drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. Christmas Is Here Again is an Animated film created by Renegade Animation and directed by Robert Zappia and starring the voices of Edward Revolutionary Road is a 2008 American Drama film directed by Sam Mendes. Helen Givings | awaiting release |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | TBA | filming | |
| The Family That Preys | TBA | filming | |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | TBA | post-production |
| Cheri | Madame Peloux | filming |
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1999 | Baby Steps | ||
| 2004 | The Ingrate |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy | Academy Award for Best Actress 1990 for Misery | Succeeded by Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs |
| Preceded by Michelle Pfeiffer for The Fabulous Baker Boys | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1991 for Misery | Succeeded by Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs |
| Preceded by Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential | Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1998 for Primary Colors | Succeeded by Angelina Jolie for Girl, Interrupted |
| Preceded by Shirley Knight for Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made of Television 1997 for The Late Shift | Succeeded by Angelina Jolie for George Wallace |
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| NAME | Bates, Kathy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bates, Kathleen Doyle |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress, director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948-6-28 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis, Tennessee U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |