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
Fried Green Tomatoes
⭐ 7.7The Day the Earth Stood Still
⭐ 5.642Around the World in 80 Days
⭐ 5.9Misery
⭐ 7.745Dragonfly
⭐ 6.533Swept from the Sea
⭐ 6.42Prelude to a Kiss
⭐ 5.6The Waterboy
⭐ 6.055About Schmidt
⭐ 6.8Revolutionary Road
⭐ 6.99Diabolique
⭐ 5.5Fred Claus
⭐ 5.8My Sister's Keeper
⭐ 7.233The Late Shift
⭐ 6.4Bee Movie
⭐ 6.027The Blind Side
⭐ 7.672P.S. I Love You
⭐ 7.2Chéri
⭐ 6.066Failure to Launch
⭐ 5.829Straight Time
⭐ 7.136North
⭐ 4.989Dolores Claiborne
⭐ 7.3Misery Loves Company
⭐ 7Primary Colors
⭐ 6.278Christmas Is Here Again
⭐ 4Summer Camp
⭐ 5.2Angus
⭐ 6.6Valentine's Day
⭐ 5.924Arthur 2: On the Rocks
⭐ 5.5Annie
⭐ 6.4Charlotte's Web
⭐ 6.2Rat Race
⭐ 6.3American Outlaws
⭐ 5.989White Palace
⭐ 6.17A Civil Action
⭐ 6.45Two of a Kind
⭐ 5.9Personal Effects
⭐ 6.027Little Black Book
⭐ 5.3Relative Strangers
⭐ 5.247Love Liza
⭐ 6.4Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
⭐ 6.795Unconditional Love
⭐ 5.93A Little Bit of Heaven
⭐ 6.4The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
⭐ 6.979The Bridge of San Luis Rey
⭐ 5.119Bonneville
⭐ 5.633Guilty Hearts
⭐ 5.5Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
⭐ 6At Play in the Fields of the Lord
⭐ 6.439You May Not Kiss the Bride
⭐ 5.624Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
⭐ 1Men Don't Leave
⭐ 6.5The Smack
⭐ 0A Home of Our Own
⭐ 6.819Midnight in Paris
⭐ 7.523Bruno
⭐ 6.55The War at Home
⭐ 6.9Summer Heat
⭐ 5Thelma
⭐ 0Curse of the Starving Class
⭐ 4.1No Place Like Home
⭐ 6.458Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
⭐ 4.5Tammy
⭐ 5.346High Stakes
⭐ 2.6My Best Friend Is a Vampire
⭐ 6.063A Family Affair
⭐ 5.777Shadows and Fog
⭐ 6.742Ambulance Girl
⭐ 4.8Titanic: Stories from the Heart
⭐ 7Used People
⭐ 5.5Boychoir
⭐ 6.7The Boss
⭐ 5.819Cadaver
⭐ 3.5Roe vs. Wade
⭐ 6.3Murder Ordained
⭐ 5Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
⭐ 6.7Complete Unknown
⭐ 5.103The Great Gilly Hopkins
⭐ 6.6Bad Santa 2
⭐ 5.418The Great Lillian Hall
⭐ 6.725The Road to Mecca
⭐ 1Declaration of Independence
⭐ 10Taking Off
⭐ 6.9Krystal
⭐ 5.129Talking With
⭐ 0The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
⭐ 6.887The Effects of Magic
⭐ 1Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
⭐ 7.3The West Side Waltz
⭐ 5.25The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
⭐ 6.167The Golden Compass
⭐ 6.078Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
⭐ 7Hostages
⭐ 5.889On the Basis of Sex
⭐ 7.367Dick Tracy
⭐ 6.16The Morning After
⭐ 5.9The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
⭐ 10The Highwaymen
⭐ 6.756Richard Jewell
⭐ 7.424Rumor Has It...
⭐ 5.665And the Oscar Goes To...
⭐ 7.009Home
⭐ 6.675Hansel and Gretel
⭐ 0Warm Springs
⭐ 6.848Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
⭐ 8.5Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
⭐ 7.208Tupperware!
⭐ 7Johnny Bull
⭐ 1Baby Steps
⭐ 0The Miracle Club
⭐ 6.24Reflections on Titanic
⭐ 7.3Signs of Life
⭐ 4.571Making Rat Race
⭐ 0Titanic
⭐ 7.9Titanic: Breaking New Ground
⭐ 7Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
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