Kathy Bates
Kathleen “Kathy” Bates (born June 28, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee) started her acting career on stage. In films she acted with James Caan in Misery (1990) directed by Rob Reiner from the 1987 novel by Stephen King, Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) by Jon Avnet, Used People (1982) by Beeban Kidron, Dolores Claiborne (1995) by Taylor Hackford, Titanic (1997) by James Cameron, Primary Colors (1998) by Mike Nichols, About Schmidt (2002) by Alexander Payne, Revolutionary Road (2008) by Sam Mendes, Midnight in Paris (2011) by Woody Allen, On the Basis of Sex (2018) by Mimi Leder, Richard Jewell (2019) by Clint Eastwood. Bates acted in Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret (2023) from the 1970 novel by Judy Blume, The Miracle Club (2023), Summer Camp (2024), A Family Affair (2024) by Richard LaGravanese, The Great Lillian Hall (2024) with Jessica Lange.
On television Bates acted in The Late Shift (1996), Annie (1999), Warm Springs (2005), Harry’s Law (2011-2012), Two and a Half Men (2012), American Horror Story-Coven (2013) –Freak Show (2014) –Hotel (2015) –Roanoke (2016). She played Joan Blondell in Feud (2017), the owner of a marijuana dispensary in Disjointed (2017), a lawyer in Matlock (2024)
Read Nominee Profile 2020: Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell” by Ruben V. Nepales.
Golden Globe Awards
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2025 NomineeBest Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama -
2020 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture -
2015 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television -
2003 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture -
2000 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television -
1999 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture -
1997 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television -
1992 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy -
1991 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama