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
⭐ 5.647Around the World in 80 Days
⭐ 5.949Misery
⭐ 7.746Dragonfly
⭐ 6.535Swept from the Sea
⭐ 6.4The Waterboy
⭐ 6.055Prelude to a Kiss
⭐ 5.6About Schmidt
⭐ 6.849Revolutionary Road
⭐ 6.988Diabolique
⭐ 5.5Fred Claus
⭐ 5.839My Sister's Keeper
⭐ 7.2The Late Shift
⭐ 6.352Bee Movie
⭐ 6.026The Blind Side
⭐ 7.674P.S. I Love You
⭐ 7.186Chéri
⭐ 6.1Failure to Launch
⭐ 5.8Straight Time
⭐ 7.1North
⭐ 5Dolores Claiborne
⭐ 7.3Misery Loves Company
⭐ 7Primary Colors
⭐ 6.278Christmas Is Here Again
⭐ 4Summer Camp
⭐ 5.2Angus
⭐ 6.603Valentine's Day
⭐ 5.9Arthur 2: On the Rocks
⭐ 5.441Annie
⭐ 6.4Charlotte's Web
⭐ 6.2Rat Race
⭐ 6.3American Outlaws
⭐ 6White Palace
⭐ 6.1A Civil Action
⭐ 6.45Two of a Kind
⭐ 5.9Little Black Book
⭐ 5.3Personal Effects
⭐ 6Relative Strangers
⭐ 5.2Love Liza
⭐ 6.374Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
⭐ 6.8Unconditional Love
⭐ 5.9A Little Bit of Heaven
⭐ 6.396The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
⭐ 7The Bridge of San Luis Rey
⭐ 5.1Bonneville
⭐ 5.6Guilty Hearts
⭐ 5.5Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
⭐ 6At Play in the Fields of the Lord
⭐ 6.4You May Not Kiss the Bride
⭐ 5.619Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
⭐ 1Men Don't Leave
⭐ 6.5The Smack
⭐ 0A Home of Our Own
⭐ 6.8Midnight in Paris
⭐ 7.52Bruno
⭐ 6.5The War at Home
⭐ 6.9Summer Heat
⭐ 4.8Thelma
⭐ 0Curse of the Starving Class
⭐ 4.1No Place Like Home
⭐ 6.5Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
⭐ 4.5Tammy
⭐ 5.3High Stakes
⭐ 2.6My Best Friend Is a Vampire
⭐ 6.1A Family Affair
⭐ 5.8Shadows and Fog
⭐ 6.7Ambulance Girl
⭐ 4.8Titanic: Stories from the Heart
⭐ 7Boychoir
⭐ 6.731Used People
⭐ 5.657The Boss
⭐ 5.821Cadaver
⭐ 3.5Roe vs. Wade
⭐ 6.3Murder Ordained
⭐ 5Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
⭐ 6.7Complete Unknown
⭐ 5.1The Great Gilly Hopkins
⭐ 6.6Bad Santa 2
⭐ 5.421The Great Lillian Hall
⭐ 6.881The Road to Mecca
⭐ 1Declaration of Independence
⭐ 10Taking Off
⭐ 6.934Krystal
⭐ 5.1Talking With
⭐ 0The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
⭐ 6.9The Effects of Magic
⭐ 1Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
⭐ 7.3The West Side Waltz
⭐ 5.2The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
⭐ 6.2The Golden Compass
⭐ 6.078Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
⭐ 7Hostages
⭐ 5.9On the Basis of Sex
⭐ 7.355Dick Tracy
⭐ 6.153The Morning After
⭐ 5.902The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
⭐ 10The Highwaymen
⭐ 6.757Richard Jewell
⭐ 7.421Rumor Has It...
⭐ 5.666Home
⭐ 6.7Hansel and Gretel
⭐ 0Warm Springs
⭐ 6.8Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
⭐ 8.5Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
⭐ 7.198Tupperware!
⭐ 7Johnny Bull
⭐ 1Baby Steps
⭐ 0The Miracle Club
⭐ 6.26Reflections on Titanic
⭐ 7.3Signs of Life
⭐ 4.6Making Rat Race
⭐ 0Titanic
⭐ 7.906Titanic: Breaking New Ground
⭐ 7Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
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