Kathy Bates
Acting
Born June 28, 1948 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Biography
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 o…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
American Dad!
King of the Hill
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Office
The Jennifer Hudson Show
American Horror Story
Two and a Half Men
The Love Boat
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Great Performances
The View
Golden Globe Awards
Chelsea Lately
The Big Bang Theory
Titanic
American Experience
St. Elsewhere
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Six Feet Under
3rd Rock from the Sun
L.A. Law
American Playhouse
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Cagney & Lacey
Matlock
The Oscars
Chelsea
Mike & Molly
Lip Sync Battle
Harry's Law
China Beach
FEUD
Bee Movie
The Stand
The Blind Side
Misery