Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates Movies and TV Shows

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 on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019). Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathy Bates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 1948-06-28 (76 years old)
  • Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.6 m
  • Net worth: $32,000,000
  • twitter: MsKathyBates
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Matlock
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 84%
role:
Executive Producer
2024

Crime

Drama

7.7
84%
A Family Affair
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Leila Ford
2024

Comedy

Romance

5.3
61%
Summer Camp
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 50%
role:
Ginny Moon
2024

Comedy

4.4
50%
The Miracle Club
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 60%
role:
Eileen Dunne
2023

Comedy

Drama

6.4
60%
2023

Comedy

Drama

7.3
73%
Home
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 69%
role:
Bernadette
2021

Drama

6.4
69%
Richard Jewell
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Bobi Jewell
2019

Crime

Drama

History

7.5
75%
The Highwaymen
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Ma Ferguson
2019

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.9
67%
2019

Drama

6.1
70%
On the Basis of Sex
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 74%
role:
Dorothy Kenyon
2018

Drama

History

7.1
74%
Krystal
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 49%
role:
Vera
2018

Comedy

Drama

5.5
49%
Disjointed
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Ruth
2017

Comedy

6.8
58%
Bad Santa 2
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 54%
role:
Sunny Soke
2016

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Mystery

5.6
54%
2016

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.4
52%
The Boss
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 59%
role:
Ida Marquette
2016

Comedy

5.4
59%
The Great Gilly Hopkins
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Maime Trotter
2015

Comedy

Drama

Family

6.5
66%
Boychoir
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Headmistress
2014

Drama

Music

6.7
68%
Tammy
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 53%
role:
Lenore
2014

Comedy

4.9
53%
And the Oscar Goes To...
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 70%
role:
Self (archive footage)
Not available
2014

Documentary

TV Movie

7.1
70%
Not available
2011

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
81%
Midnight in Paris
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Gertrude Stein
2011

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
75%
2011

Action

Comedy

Crime

Romance

5.4
57%
La Reina del Sur
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 78%
role:
Alaskan Mom
2011

Drama

7.8
78%
A Little Bit of Heaven
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Beverly Corbett
2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.2
64%
Harry's Law
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Harriet Harry
2011

Comedy

Drama

7.3
71%
Valentine's Day
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 59%
role:
Susan Milton
2010

Comedy

Romance

5.7
59%
Alice
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 66%
role:
Queen of Hearts
2009

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
66%
The Blind Side
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 77%
role:
Miss Sue
2009

Drama

7.6
77%
2009

Comedy

8.6
80%
Cheri
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Madame Peloux
2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.1
61%
2009

Drama

6.2
60%
Revolutionary Road
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Mrs. Helen Givings
2008

Drama

Romance

7.3
70%
2008

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
56%
The Family That Preys
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Charlotte Cartwright
2008

Drama

Romance

6.0
66%
The Golden Compass
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Hester (voice)
2007

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
60%
P.S. I Love You
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 72%
role:
Patricia
2007

Drama

Romance

7.0
72%
Fred Claus
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Mother Claus
2007

Action

Comedy

Drama

5.7
58%
Bee Movie
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Janet Benson (voice)
2007

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.1
60%
Christmas Is Here Again
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 48%
role:
Miss Dowdy (voice)
2007

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.2
48%
Charlotte's Web
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Bitsy the Cow (voice)
2006

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
2006

Comedy

5.7
58%
Rumor Has It...
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
2005

Comedy

5.5
56%
Little Black Book
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 54%
role:
Kippie Kann
2004

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.3
54%
2004

Action

Adventure

Comedy

5.9
59%
2004

Documentary

7.7
71%
Love Liza
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 64%
role:
Mary Ann Bankhead
2002

Comedy

Drama

6.9
64%
About Schmidt
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Roberta Hertzel
2002

Comedy

Drama

7.2
68%
Dragonfly
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 65%
role:
Mrs. Belmont
2002

Drama

6.1
65%
Rat Race
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
2001

Adventure

Comedy

6.5
62%
American Outlaws
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 60%
role:
Ma James
2001

Action

Western

5.9
60%
Annie
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Miss Agatha Hannigan
1999

Comedy

Family

Music

6.7
64%
A Civil Action
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
1998

Drama

6.6
64%
The Waterboy
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Mama Helen Boucher & 1 more
1998

Comedy

6.2
61%
Primary Colors
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Libby Holden
1998

Drama

6.7
63%
Titanic
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 79%
role:
Molly Brown
1997

Drama

Romance

7.9
79%
Diabolique
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 55%
role:
Det. Shirley Vogel
1996

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.4
55%
Angus
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Meg Bethune
1995

Comedy

Drama

Family

Romance

6.7
65%
Dolores Claiborne
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Dolores Claiborne
1995

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.4
72%
The Stand
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Rae Flowers
1994

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
68%
Prelude to a Kiss
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 58%
role:
Leah Blier
1992

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.6
58%
Fried Green Tomatoes
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 77%
role:
Evelyn Couch
1991

Comedy

Drama

7.7
77%
Shadows and Fog
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Prostitute
1991

Comedy

Thriller

6.7
68%
Misery
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 77%
role:
Annie Wilkes & 1 more
1990

Drama

Thriller

7.8
77%
White Palace
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Rosemary
1990

Drama

Romance

6.5
62%
1987

Comedy

Family

Horror

6.0
58%
The Morning After
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Woman on Mateo Street
1986

Crime

Mystery

Romance

5.9
61%
Two of a Kind
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 60%
role:
Furniture Man's Wife
1983

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.7
60%
Straight Time
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Selma Darin
1978

Crime

Drama

7.4
71%
Taking Off
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 69%
role:
Audition Singer
Not available
1971

Comedy

Drama

Music

7.4
69%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Kathy Bates are, for example, A Family Affair, The Miracle Club and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret..
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Titanic (7.9), Misery (7.8) and The Blind Side (7.7).