Kathy Bates Filmography

Kathy Bates

Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates is an American actress and film director. After appearing in several minor roles in film and television during the 1970s and the 1980s, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery , for which she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes and Dolores Claiborne , before playing a featured role as Margaret "Molly" Brown in Titanic . During this time, she began her directing career, primarily in television. Bates received a Tony Award nomination for her 1983 performance in...
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quick facts
Birthdate:June 28, 1948
Birthplace:Memphis, Tennessee
Age:63
Height:5' 3"
Religion:Methodist
Also known as:Kathy Doyle Bates, Kathleen Doyle Bates, Kathleen Bates

Movies with appearances by Kathy Bates

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Starbright 2012 Fantasy
Midnight in Paris 2011 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
A Little Bit of Heaven 2011 Romance Film
You May Not Kiss the Bride 2011 Romantic comedy
Valentine's Day 2010 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
The Blind Side 2009 PG-13 (USA) Biography
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club 2009 Documentary
Cheri 2009 R (USA) Romance Film
Personal Effects 2009 R (USA) Crime Fiction
Revolutionary Road 2008 R (USA) Tragedy
The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008 PG-13 (USA) Science Fiction
The Family That Preys 2008 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
PS, I Love You 2007 PG-13 (USA) Romance Film
The Golden Compass 2007 PG-13 (USA) Adventure
Fred Claus 2007 PG (USA) Comedy
Bee Movie 2007 PG (USA) Computer Animation
James Marshall's Cinderella: And More Beloved Fairy Tales 2007 Cartoon
Christmas Is Here Again 2007 Animation
Charlotte's Web 2006 G (USA) Children's
Bonneville 2006 PG (USA) Comedy-drama
Failure to Launch 2006 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
Relative Strangers 2006 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Rumor Has It... 2005 PG-13 (USA) Romance Film
Guilty Hearts 2005 R (USA) Romance Film
Ambulance Girl 2005 Comedy
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2005 PG (USA) Indie
Warm Springs 2005 Television movie
Little Black Book 2004 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
Around the World in 80 Days 2004 PG (USA) Comedy
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy 2004 Animation
My Sister's Keeper 2003 Television movie
Unconditional Love 2002 PG-13 (USA) LGBT
About Schmidt 2002 R (USA) Comedy
Dragonfly 2002 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
Love Liza 2002 R (USA) Comedy
American Outlaws 2001 PG-13 (USA) Western
Rat Race 2001 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
The Dress Code 2000 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Annie 1999 Family Film
A Civil Action 1998 PG-13 (USA) Courtroom Drama
The Waterboy 1998 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Primary Colors 1998 R (USA) Political drama
Swept from the Sea 1998 PG-13 (USA) Romance Film
Primary Colors 1998
Titanic 1997 PG-13 (USA) Disaster
Diabolique 1996 R (USA) Thriller
The Late Shift 1996 R (USA) Comedy
The War at Home 1996 R (USA) War film
The West Side Waltz 1995 Television movie
Angus 1995 PG-13 (USA) Coming of age
Dolores Claiborne 1995 R (USA) Thriller
North 1994 PG (USA) Comedy
Curse of the Starving Class 1994 Film adaptation
A Home of Our Own 1993 PG (USA) Family Drama
Used People 1992 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
Prelude to a Kiss 1992 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Shadows and Fog 1992 PG-13 (USA) Thriller
Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991 Jungle Film
The Road to Mecca 1991
Misery 1990 R (USA) Thriller
White Palace 1990 R (USA) Erotica
Dick Tracy 1990 PG (USA) Crime Fiction
Men Don't Leave 1990 Family Film
Signs of Life 1989 PG-13 (USA) Drama
No Place Like Home 1989 Television movie
Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988 PG (USA) Comedy
My Best Friend Is a Vampire 1988 PG (USA) Comedy
Murder Ordained 1987 Mystery
Summer Heat 1987
The Morning After 1986 R (USA) Thriller
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1981 LGBT
Straight Time 1978 R (USA) Crime Fiction
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Honors and Awards of Kathy Bates

Misery
Academy Awards
Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role
Misery
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film
The Late Shift
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
YearAward & CategoryMovie
1997 Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie The Late Shift
1999 Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Primary Colors
1999 Won the Funniest Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture Primary Colors
1999 Won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama Primary Colors
1998 Won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama Titanic
1999 Won the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1998 Won the BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1998 Won the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1998 Won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1997 Won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Late Shift
1990 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role Misery
2002 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role About Schmidt
1998 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role Primary Colors
2006 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Ambulance Girl
2005 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Warm Springs
2000 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Annie
1996 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie The Late Shift
1992 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Primary Colors
1991 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film Misery
1992 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film Fried Green Tomatoes
1999 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film Primary Colors
2003 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film About Schmidt
1997 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Late Shift
2000 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Annie
1994 Nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress North
2003 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Drama About Schmidt
1999 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical Primary Colors
2002 Nominated for the BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress About Schmidt
2003 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie My Sister's Keeper
2000 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie Annie
1997 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie The Late Shift
2003 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture About Schmidt
1999 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Primary Colors
1998 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture Titanic
2003 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film My Sister's Keeper
2000 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Annie
1997 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Late Shift
1999 Nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1999 Nominated for the Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1999 Nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1998 Nominated for the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1999 Nominated for the Funniest Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture Primary Colors
1999 Nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama Primary Colors
1999 Nominated for the BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1998 Nominated for the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Primary Colors
1998 Nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama Titanic
2012 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture Midnight in Paris
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TV appearances by Kathy Bates

Harry's Law
Harry's Law
Series Aired: January 17, 2011
Number of seasons:1
Genre:Legal drama, Comedy-drama
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
Series Aired: June 3, 2001 - August 21, 2005
Number of seasons:5
Genre:Comedy-drama, Black comedy, Drama
Network:HBO
Alice
Alice
The Late Shift
The Late Shift

Films produced or directed by Kathy Bates

TitleReleasedRoleGenre
Ambulance Girl 2005 Directed Comedy
Dash and Lilly 1999 Directed Period piece
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Places Kathy Bates has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Kathy Bates
MarkerLocationPopulation
A Memphis 646,889
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Personal relationships of Kathy Bates

Tony Campisi
Tony Campisi
Relationship type:Marriage
Together:1991 - 1997

Tony Campisi is an actor.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kathy Bates

  • Q:
    What awards has Kathy Bates been nominated for?
  • A:
    Award nominations include:
    - Academy Award for Best Actress for the film "Misery"
    - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film "About Schmidt"
    - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film "Primary Colors"
  • Q:
    Which popular TV show featured Kathy Bates?
  • A:
    Kathy Bates starred in "Six Feet Under."
  • Q:
    Where was Kathy Bates born?
  • A:
    Kathy Bates was born in Memphis.

Awards & Accolades

  • 1991
  • Acadamy Award Best Actress in a Leading Role
    1991
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
    1998
  • Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In Television Movies Miniseries
    1997
  • Screen Actors Guild Award - Oustanding Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role
    1999
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