Kathy Bates

  • Name: Kathy Bates
  • Date of Birth: June 28, 1948
  • Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Mini-bio: Kathleen Doyle Bates is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. She is perhaps best known for her Oscar-winning performance in ...( read more)the 1990 thriller Misery, her role in Adam Sandler's cult classic The Waterboy and as Molly Brown in James Cameron's mega blockbuster Titanic.

She 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. 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. In 1995, she turned in another applauded portrayal as the title character in Dolores Claiborne, although she was surprisingly not nominated for an Oscar. 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. For this performance, she received her second Academy Award nomination, for Best supporting actress, though she did not win. She was nominated again, in 2002, for About Schmidt, though again, she was denied the award.
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Replace this image with an actor photoKathy Bates mini-bio: Kathleen Doyle Bates is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. She is perhaps best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the 1990 thriller Misery, her role in Adam Sandler's cult classic The Waterboy and as Molly Brown in James Cameron's mega blockbuster Titanic.

She 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. 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. In 1995, she turned in another applauded portrayal as the title character in Dolores Claiborne, although she was surprisingly not nominated for an Oscar. 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. For this performance, she received her second Academy Award nomination, for Best supporting actress, though she did not win. She was nominated again, in 2002, for About Schmidt, though again, she was denied the award.

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  • luvmyspurs
    luvmyspurs
    Does anyone have an address for Kathy Bates or her Fan Club
    posted 74 days ago
  • blanchardbecky
    blanchardbecky
    Kathy Bates is awesome!!! She's either hilariously funny or she's so creepy and scary you pee your pants! She is a fantastic actress!!!!!!
    posted 82 days ago
  • lizap14
    lizap14
    i love all the movies she was in they are so cool. and i got to say she is such a good acter!!!!:)xoxoxoxoxoxoxo.
    posted 94 days ago
  • lina5i
    lina5i
    every thing is a divl indeed (water boy )movie :D
    posted 132 days ago
  • sportboy
    sportboy
    well she did very well in titanic.
    posted 190 days ago
  • skipper30012001
    skipper30012001
    Kathy Bates,

    You do great acting in your movies. Movie
    Dolores Claiborne alsome movie. I liked it
    alot. Mesry to Rob Rider did great dir.
    on that movie. Jennifer did great acting
    in it.
    posted 257 days ago
  • InkTaster
    InkTaster
    She was AWESOME in Misery, Fried Green Tomatoes, and definitely in Titanic!!!!!!
    posted 370 days ago
  • chris200098
    chris200098
    Liked her Characters in Both Water Boy and Titanic she fit the Part of both PERFECTLY
    posted 383 days ago
  • paulheager
    paulheager
    Hello Beautiful,How are you and how was your night..well i decided to write you this beautiful message that i like your profile and .. I want to say that anything can happen if a persons mind is set to it. It appears as if we are so much alike in our views. Your wants and desires for a relationship are the same as mine. I am at a point where I would like to start dating again. I am not one to play games with, nor do I like playing games with anyone. Its very childish and very immature. It's not cool playing with someones mind, but people continue doing it with everyone,I must confess that i like everything about you and i will like to get to know you more better...i am online now on yahoo messenger paulheager and my personal contact email address paulheager@yahoo.com...i will like to chat with so that we can get to know each other more better...i will be looking forward to hear from you soon..until then have a blessed day and God bless you.Paul
    posted 392 days ago
  • justgorgeous21
    justgorgeous21
    Ms. Kathy you go gurl! I love every one of your movies. You are truely a great actress. My mom is the reason I am so familiar with your movies and @ a young age I love them all! Especially DELORES CLAIBORNE
    posted 412 days ago
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