This outstanding character actress was born June 28, 1948, in Memphis, Tenn. She graduated with a BFA in theater from Southern Methodist University and made a brief film debut in Taking Off (1971).Bates excelled in theater while making occasional films in the 1970s and '80s; the female lead in the play "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" was written for her, but the film version role went to Michelle Pfeiffer. Instead, Bates was cast as the disturbed Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990).
Her career-defining performance earned the Best Actress Academy Award, and she followed it with striking work in At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Fried Green Tomatoes, Dolores Claiborne and Titanic. Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for Primary Colors (1998) and About Schmidt (2002), as well as an Emmy nod for the TV biopic Ambulance Girl, are among Bates's recent accolades.
AddTyler Perry's The Family That PreysTyler Perry writes, directs and co-stars in this poignant dramedy centered on a pair of friends -- wealthy socialite Charlotte (Kathy Bates) and working-class Alice (Alfre Woodard) -- whose families stand to be ripped apart by greed and scandal. To prevent the collapse and save their families, the... Read More
Add AllSix Feet Under: Season 2The second season of this darkly comical HBO TV series delves into the lives of the Fishers, a dysfunctional Los Angeles family that operates a funeral home. Each episode surrounds the details of the family's current client, and the Emmy-winning show's larger story arcs explore siblings Nate (Peter... Read More
Add AllSix Feet Under: Season 3The Fisher family is back for more darkly funny drama in this season of HBO's hit series. This time around, Nate (Peter Krause) has to cope with marriage and fatherhood, Ruth (Frances Conroy) gets caught up in her flighty sister's life, Claire (Lauren Ambrose) has her usual romantic misadventures,... Read More
AddA Home of Our OwnWhen a mother of six (Kathy Bates) finds herself widowed, poor and wanting to trade the dangers of 1960s Los Angeles for a more simple life in the country, she packs up the kids and all their belongings, and heads to rural Idaho. Here, she finds a place for her brood to live in exchange for work in... Read More
Add AllOz: Season 2The hit HBO series about the harsh, brutal life inside and out of an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison continues in a thrilling second season of episodes. New prisoners in this frightful, gripping world include the sexually provocative child killer Shirley Bellinger and a... Read More
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