Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/28/1948
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Also Known As
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 in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform o...
Known For
Titanic
as Molly Brown
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
White Palace
as Rosemary
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
The Boss
as Ida Marquette
North
as Alaskan Mom
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel
American Outlaws
as Ma James
Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont
Boychoir
as Headmistress
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
Career Timeline
2024
2023
2019
2016
2015
2011
American Horror Story
as Delphine LaLaurie
American Horror Story
as Ethel Darling
American Horror Story
as Iris
American Horror Story
as Agnes Mary Winstead
American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett
Harry's Law
as Harriet 'Harry' Korn
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1998
A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
The Effects of Magic
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
as Self
Primary Colors
as Libby Holden
Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer