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
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⭐ 7.703The Day the Earth Stood Still
⭐ 5.6Around the World in 80 Days
⭐ 5.937Misery
⭐ 7.75Dragonfly
⭐ 6.5Swept from the Sea
⭐ 6.5The Waterboy
⭐ 6.048Prelude to a Kiss
⭐ 5.607About Schmidt
⭐ 6.849Revolutionary Road
⭐ 6.988Diabolique
⭐ 5.502Fred Claus
⭐ 5.836My Sister's Keeper
⭐ 7.286The Late Shift
⭐ 6.3Bee Movie
⭐ 6The Blind Side
⭐ 7.671P.S. I Love You
⭐ 7.2Chéri
⭐ 6.072Failure to Launch
⭐ 5.8Straight Time
⭐ 7.2North
⭐ 4.988Dolores Claiborne
⭐ 7.263Misery Loves Company
⭐ 7Primary Colors
⭐ 6.301Christmas Is Here Again
⭐ 4Summer Camp
⭐ 5.2Angus
⭐ 6.5Valentine's Day
⭐ 5.918Arthur 2: On the Rocks
⭐ 5.483Annie
⭐ 6.4Charlotte's Web
⭐ 6.216Rat Race
⭐ 6.267American Outlaws
⭐ 6White Palace
⭐ 6.1A Civil Action
⭐ 6.459Two of a Kind
⭐ 5.9Little Black Book
⭐ 5.3Personal Effects
⭐ 6Relative Strangers
⭐ 5.2Love Liza
⭐ 6.329Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
⭐ 6.8Unconditional Love
⭐ 6A Little Bit of Heaven
⭐ 6.4The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
⭐ 7The Bridge of San Luis Rey
⭐ 5.1Bonneville
⭐ 5.6Guilty Hearts
⭐ 5.6Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
⭐ 6At Play in the Fields of the Lord
⭐ 6.4You May Not Kiss the Bride
⭐ 5.6Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
⭐ 0Men Don't Leave
⭐ 6.5The Smack
⭐ 0A Home of Our Own
⭐ 6.8Midnight in Paris
⭐ 7.5Bruno
⭐ 6.7The War at Home
⭐ 7.2Summer Heat
⭐ 5Thelma
⭐ 0Curse of the Starving Class
⭐ 4.1No Place Like Home
⭐ 6.2Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
⭐ 4.5Tammy
⭐ 5.333High Stakes
⭐ 3My Best Friend Is a Vampire
⭐ 6A Family Affair
⭐ 5.8Shadows and Fog
⭐ 6.746Ambulance Girl
⭐ 4.8Titanic: Stories from the Heart
⭐ 7Boychoir
⭐ 6.8Used People
⭐ 5.5The Boss
⭐ 5.824Cadaver
⭐ 5Roe vs. Wade
⭐ 6.5Murder Ordained
⭐ 5Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
⭐ 6.7Complete Unknown
⭐ 5.12The Great Gilly Hopkins
⭐ 6.567Bad Santa 2
⭐ 5.41The Great Lillian Hall
⭐ 6.4The Road to Mecca
⭐ 0Declaration of Independence
⭐ 10Taking Off
⭐ 7Krystal
⭐ 5.3Talking With
⭐ 0The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
⭐ 6.9The Effects of Magic
⭐ 0Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
⭐ 6The West Side Waltz
⭐ 9The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
⭐ 5.2The Golden Compass
⭐ 6.07Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
⭐ 7Hostages
⭐ 6.5On the Basis of Sex
⭐ 7.4Dick Tracy
⭐ 6.151The Morning After
⭐ 5.9The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
⭐ 10The Highwaymen
⭐ 6.749Richard Jewell
⭐ 7.4Rumor Has It...
⭐ 5.7And the Oscar Goes To...
⭐ 7Home
⭐ 6.8Hansel and Gretel
⭐ 0Warm Springs
⭐ 6.8Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
⭐ 8.5Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
⭐ 7.3Tupperware!
⭐ 7Johnny Bull
⭐ 0Baby Steps
⭐ 0The Miracle Club
⭐ 6.2Reflections on Titanic
⭐ 7.3Signs of Life
⭐ 4Making Rat Race
⭐ 0Titanic
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