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… Read more
Known for Titanic 1997 The Big Bang Theory 2007 Midnight in Paris 2011 The Blind Side 2009 ★ 7.7 Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
Evelyn Couch ★ 7.3 On the Basis of Sex 2018
Dorothy Kenyon ★ 7.3 Dolores Claiborne 1995
Dolores Claiborne ★ 7.1 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 2023
Sylvia Simon ★ 6.9 About Schmidt 2002
Roberta Hertzel ★ 7.1 Straight Time 1978
Selma Darin ★ 6.9 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 2019
Barbara Haggermaker ★ 6.8 The Highwaymen 2019
Ma Ferguson Series ★ 7.1 MADtv 1995
Stuart's Grandma Series ★ 6.8 The Stand 1994
Rae Flowers (uncredited) Series ★ 7.5 Harry's Law 2011
Harriet 'Harry' Korn Series ★ 6.9 Matlock 2024
Madeline 'Matty' Matlock ★ 7 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 2004
Narrator (voice) ★ 6.8 Boychoir 2015
Headmistress ★ 7 A Home of Our Own 1993
Frances Lacey Series ★ 7 L.A. Law 1986
Charlotte Haley ★ 6.9 Taking Off 1971
Audition Singer Series ★ 7.4 China Beach 1988
Series ★ 7 Cagney & Lacey 1982
★ 6.7 Shadows and Fog 1991
Prostitute ★ 6.9 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys 2008
Charlotte Cartwright Series ★ 6.7 Mike & Molly 2010
Kay ★ 6.7 White Palace 1990
Rosemary ★ 6.6 Dragonfly 2002
Mrs. Belmont ★ 7 The War at Home 1996
Maurine Collier ★ 6.9 The Great Lillian Hall 2024
Edith Wilson ★ 6.6 The Great Gilly Hopkins 2015
Maime Trotter ★ 6.8 Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy 2004
Siren / Sea Hag (voice) ★ 6.7 Home 2021
Bernadette Series ★ 6.6 Alice 2009
Queen of Hearts ★ 6.6 Angus 1995
Meg Bethune ★ 6.6 At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991
Hazel Quarrier ★ 6.6 Bruno 2000
Mother Superior ★ 6.6 Warm Springs 2005
Helena Mahoney ★ 6.5 Annie 1999
Miss Agatha Hannigan ★ 6.5 A Civil Action 1998
Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited) Series ★ 6.5 American Experience 1988
Narrator (voice) ★ 6.4 The Late Shift 1996
Helen Kushnick ★ 6.4 Swept from the Sea 1998
Miss Swaffer ★ 6.3 Men Don't Leave 1990
Lisa Coleman ★ 6.4 Love Liza 2002
Mary Ann Bankhead ★ 6.4 A Little Bit of Heaven 2011
Beverly Corbett ★ 6.3 The Miracle Club 2023
Eileen Dunne Series ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977
Sally Allison ★ 5.8 Used People 1992
Bibby Berman Series ★ 6.2 Disjointed 2017
Ruth ★ 6 Unconditional Love 2002
Grace Beasley ★ 6.1 Two of a Kind 1983
Furniture Man's Wife ★ 5.9 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1982
Stella Mae ★ 6.3 Rat Race 2001
The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) ★ 6 My Best Friend Is a Vampire 1987
Helen Blake ★ 6.2 Primary Colors 1998
Libby Holden ★ 6 The Morning After 1986
Woman on Mateo Street ★ 6 Personal Effects 2009
Gloria ★ 6.1 Chéri 2009
Madame Peloux ★ 5.6 Bonneville 2006
Margene Cunningham ★ 5.4 Summer Camp 2024
Ginny Moon ★ 6.2 Dick Tracy 1990
Mrs. Green ★ 5.2 The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004
The Marquesa ★ 5.3 Relative Strangers 2006
Agnes Menure ★ 5.6 Prelude to a Kiss 1992
Leah Blier ★ 5.1 Krystal 2018
Vera ★ 5.9 American Outlaws 2001
Ma James ★ 6.1 The Waterboy 1998
Mama Boucher ★ 5.5 Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988
Mrs. Canby ★ 5.6 You May Not Kiss the Bride 2011
Bryan's Mother ★ 5.9 Fred Claus 2007
Mother Claus ★ 5.8 A Family Affair 2024
Leila Ford ★ 5.8 The Boss 2016
Ida Marquette ★ 5.2 Complete Unknown 2016
Nina ★ 5.7 Rumor Has It... 2005
Aunt Mitsy (uncredited) ★ 5.4 Little Black Book 2004
Kippie Kann ★ 5 North 1994
Alaskan Mom ★ 5.3 Tammy 2014
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