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Kathleen Doyle Bates was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, the youngest of three daughters born to Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer, and his homemaker wife Bertye Talbot. Kathy's great-great Irish grandfather, who emigrated to New Orleans, once served as President Andrew Jackson's doctor... See full bio »

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2014 The Great Gilly Hopkins (pre-production)
Maime Trotter
 
2014 Tammy (filming)
 
2013 American Horror Story (TV series)
– Episode #3.1 (2013)
 
2011-2012 Harry's Law (TV series)
Harriet Korn
– Onward and Upward (2012) … Harriet Korn
– The Whole Truth (2012) … Harriet Korn
– Class War (2012) … Harriet Korn
– And the Band Played On (2012) … Harriet Korn
– Breaking Points (2012) … Harriet Korn
See all 34 episodes »
 
2012 Two and a Half Men (TV series)
Charlie Harper
– Why We Gave Up Women (2012) … Charlie Harper
 
2012 Cadaver (short)
Beth
 
2010-2011 The Office (TV series)
Jo Bennett
– Search Committee (2011) … Jo Bennett
– Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager (2011) … Jo Bennett
– WUPHF.com (2010) … Jo Bennett (voice)
– Nepotism (2010) … Jo Bennett
– Whistleblower (2010) … Jo Bennett
See all 8 episodes »
 
2011 Midnight in Paris
Gertrude Stein
 
2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride
Bryan's Mother
 
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven
Beverly Corbett
 
2010/I Valentine's Day
Susan
 
2009 Alice (TV mini-series)
Queen of Hearts
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Queen of Hearts
– Episode #1.1 (2009) … Queen of Hearts
 
2009 The Blind Side
Miss Sue
 
2009 Personal Effects
Gloria
 
2009 Chéri
Madame Peloux
 
2008 Revolutionary Road
Mrs. Givings
 
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still
Regina Jackson
 
2008 The Family That Preys
Charlotte Cartwright
 
2007 P.S. I Love You
Patricia
 
2007 The Golden Compass
Hester (voice)
 
2007 Fred Claus
Mother Claus
 
2007 Bee Movie
Janet Benson (voice)
 
2007 Christmas Is Here Again
Miss Dowdy (voice)
 
2006 Charlotte's Web
Bitsy the Cow (voice)
 
2006 Bonneville
Margene Cunningham
 
2006 Relative Strangers
Agnes Menure
 
2006 Failure to Launch
Sue
 
2006 Solace (short)
Marrows Wife
 
2006 Guilty Hearts
The Judge
 
2006 Have Mercy
 
2005 Rumor Has It...
Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
 
2005 Ambulance Girl (TV movie)
Jane Stern
 
2003-2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
Bettina
– Everyone's Waiting (2005) … Bettina
– All Alone (2005) … Bettina
– The Rainbow of Her Reasons (2005) … Bettina
– The Black Forest (2004) … Bettina
– Grinding the Corn (2004) … Bettina
See all 10 episodes »
 
2005 Warm Springs (TV movie)
Helena Mahoney
 
2005 Hansel and Gretel (video short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Marquesa
 
2004 Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (video short)
The Sea Hag (voice)
 
2004 Little Black Book
Kippie Kann
 
2004 Around the World in 80 Days
Queen Victoria
 
2004 The Ingrate (short)
The Judge
 
1993-2004 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Tupperware! (2004) … Narrator
– Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage (1993) … Narrator
 
2002 Unconditional Love
Grace Beasley
 
2002 About Schmidt
Roberta Hertzel
 
2002 Dragonfly
Mrs. Belmont
 
2002 My Sister's Keeper (TV movie)
Christine Chapman
 
2002 Love Liza
Mary Ann Bankhead
 
2001 King of the Hill (TV series)
Patrol Officer
– Lupe's Revenge (2001) … Patrol Officer (voice)
 
2001 American Outlaws
Ma James
 
2001 Rat Race
The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
 
2000 Possessed (TV movie)
Student (as Katherine Bates)
 
2000 MADtv (TV series)
Stuart's Grandma
– Episode #6.2 (2000) … Stuart's Grandma
 
2000 Bruno
Mother Superior
 
1999 Annie (TV movie)
Miss Agatha Hannigan
 
1999 Baby Steps (short)
Mrs. Mellon
 
1999 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV series)
Charlotte Everly
– Alien Hunter (1999) … Charlotte Everly
 
1998 A Civil Action
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
 
1998 The Waterboy
Helen 'Mama' Boucher
 
1998 The Effects of Magic
Voice of Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
 
1998 Primary Colors
Libby Holden
 
1997 Titanic
Molly Brown
 
1997 Swept from the Sea
Miss Swaffer
 
1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV series)
Mother
– Respect (1997) … Mother (voice)
 
1996 The War at Home
Maurine Collier
 
1996 Diabolique
Det. Shirley Vogel
 
1996 The Late Shift (TV movie)
Helen Kushnick
 
1995 The West Side Waltz (TV movie)
Mr. Goo
 
1995 Angus
Meg Bethune
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
– Talking With (1995)
 
1995 Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
 
1994 Curse of the Starving Class
Ella Tate
 
1994 North
Alaskan Mom
 
1994 The Stand (TV mini-series)
Rae Flowers
– The Plague (1994) … Rae Flowers (uncredited)
 
1993 A Home of Our Own
Frances Lacey
 
1993 Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (video)
Lunar Mom
 
1992 Used People
Bibby Berman
 
1992 Hostages (TV movie)
Peggy Say
 
1992 Prelude to a Kiss
Leah Blier
 
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes
Evelyn Couch
 
1991 At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Hazel Quarrier
 
1991 Shadows and Fog
Prostitute
 
1991 The Road to Mecca
Elsa Barlow
 
1990 Misery
Annie Wilkes
 
1990 White Palace
Rosemary
 
1990 Dick Tracy
Mrs. Green
 
1990 Men Don't Leave
Lisa Coleman
 
1989 No Place Like Home (TV movie)
Bonnie Cooper
 
1989 L.A. Law (TV series)
Charlotte Haley
– One Rat, One Ranger (1989) … Charlotte Haley
 
1989 High Stakes
Jill
 
1989 Roe vs. Wade (TV movie)
 
1989 Signs of Life
Mary Beth Alder
 
1989 China Beach (TV series)
Jan
– The World: Part 2 (1989) … Jan
 
1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Mrs. Canby
 
1987 My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Helen Blake (as Kathy D. Bates)
 
1987 Summer Heat
Ruth
 
1987 Murder Ordained (TV movie)
Bobbi Birk
 
1986-1987 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Polly
– Visiting Daze (1987) … Polly
– Up and Down (1986) … Polly
 
1986 The Morning After
Woman on Mateo Street
 
1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Brenda Harris
– Revenge (1986) … Brenda Harris
 
1986 Johnny Bull (TV movie)
Katherine Kovacs
 
1984 All My Children (TV series)
Belle Bodelle
 
1984 One Life to Live (TV series)
Evelyn Maddox
– Episode dated 17 December 1984 (1984) … Evelyn Maddox
 
1983 Two of a Kind
Furniture Man's Wife
 
1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Stella Mae
 
1978 Straight Time
Selma Darin
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Sally Allison
– Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/Cinderella Story (1978) … Sally Allison
 
1977 The Doctors (TV series)
Phyllis
 
1971 Taking Off
Audition Singer (as Bobo Bates)
 
Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
2006 Have Mercy
 
2005 Ambulance Girl (TV movie)
 
2003 Fargo (TV movie)
 
2001-2003 Six Feet Under (TV series)
– Twilight (2003)
– Making Love Work (2003)
– Out, Out, Brief Candle (2002)
– The New Person (2001)
– An Open Book (2001)
 
2002 Everwood (TV series)
– The Great Doctor Brown (2002)
 
1999 Dash and Lilly (TV movie)
 
1998 Oz (TV series)
– Family Bizness (1998)
 
1997 NYPD Blue (TV series)
– I Love Lucy (1997)
 
1996 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
– Scene of the Crime (1996)
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
– Talking With (1995)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
2012 Harry's Law (TV series)
– Onward and Upward (2012) (performer: "Take Me Home" - uncredited)
 
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven (performer: "Mercedes Benz")
 
2006 Relative Strangers (performer: "Agnes Menure Lullaby", "Can't Tell the Difference")
 
2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
– The Rainbow of Her Reasons (2005) (performer: "Calling All Angels")
 
2002 Unconditional Love (performer: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Can't Smile Without You")
 
1999 Annie (TV movie) (performer: "Little Girls", "Little Girls Reprise #1", "Easy Street", "Little Girls Reprise #2", "Easy Street Reprise")
 
1996 The War at Home (performer: "We Gather Together", "The Old Rugged Cross", "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder")
 
1971 Taking Off (writer: "And Even the Horses Had Wings" / as Bobo Bates / performer: "And Even the Horses Had Wings")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2004 The Ingrate (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (71 titles)
2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series & Presenter: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
 
2006-2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself
– Episode #8.194 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #8.33 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.103 (2006) … Herself
 
2011-2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 9 March 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 January 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #20.45 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #19.81 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #3.16 (1994) … Herself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 October 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.515 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.406 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
 
2003-2011 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 March 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 February 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2010 Stand Up to Cancer (TV special)
Herself
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'Avatar' Film Clip
 
2009 Lives of Quiet Desperation: The Making of Revolutionary Road (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1997-2009 Gomorron (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Om filmen 'Titanic' (1997) … Herself
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 August 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2009 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 January 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (video documentary)
Pancho Barnes (voice)
 
2007-2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Making of 'Revolutionary Road' (2008) … Herself
– P.S., I Love You (2007) … Herself
 
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still: T4 Movie Special (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Charlotte's Web: Some Voices (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 CMT Insider (TV series)
Herself
– Special Edition: Charlotte's Web (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 March 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.23 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The People's President (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 Life and Loss: The Impact of 'Six Feet Under' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Six Feet Under: In Memoriam (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role/Presenter: Past Winner Recollections/Past Winner
 
2003 TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2003 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2003 Connie Chung Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Kathy Bates (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Declaration of Independence (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 May 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 May 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 May 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 30 April 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 April 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Misery Loves Company (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 Independence Day 2001 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2000 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Frances Marion (voice)
 
1999 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
Herself
– Dogs (1999) … Herself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1999 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1999 Stephen King: Shining in the Dark (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie/Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Presenter: Best TV-Series- Drama
 
1998 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.12 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special)
Herself
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 April 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 March 1998 (1998) … Herself - Guest
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
1998 Titanic: Breaking New Ground (TV special documentary)
Mrs. Margaret Brown
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (TV special)
Herself
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1993 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'A Few Good Men' Film Clip
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1992 In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series)
Herself
– Aunt Ippy's Museum of Junk … Herself (voice)
 
1991-1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.140 (1992) … Herself
– Episode #1.69 (1991) … Herself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role (also archive footage)
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical & Presenter: Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1992 The 57th Annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 Laughing Back: Comedy Takes a Stand (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990-1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 December 1991 (1991) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 April 1991 (1991) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 December 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1991 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 December 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 April 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2009 Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen (TV movie)
Miss Swaffer (uncredited)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2008 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2007 Misery: Diagnosing Annie Wilkes (video documentary short)
Annie Wilkes
 
2005 San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Annie Wilkes (uncredited)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 Titanic Explorer (Video Game)
Margaret Brown (uncredited)
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Bobo Bates | Katherine Bates | Kathy D. Bates

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

I was never an ingénue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you. See more »

Trivia:

Playwright Terrence McNally originally wrote the role of Frankie in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" for Bates. Johnny was played by Kenneth Welsh in the 1987 Off-Broadway production that starred Bates. See more »

Trademark:

Characters who are frequently tough-talking and outspoken See more »

Nickname:

Bobo See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer