Kathy Bates
Born 1948
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…
171
Filmography
1
Slates Featured
Filmography
Movies 117
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life(2025)
as Self
The Great Lillian Hall(2024)
as Edith Wilson
A Family Affair(2024)
as Leila Ford
Summer Camp(2024)
as Ginny Moon
Titanic: Stories from the Heart(2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Miracle Club(2023)
as Eileen Dunne
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.(2023)
as Sylvia Simon
Home(2021)
as Bernadette
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony(2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Jewell(2019)
as Bobi Jewell
The Highwaymen(2019)
as Ma Ferguson
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2019)
as Barbara Haggermaker
On the Basis of Sex(2018)
as Dorothy Kenyon
Krystal(2018)
as Vera
Bad Santa 2(2016)
as Sunny Soke
Complete Unknown(2016)
as Nina
The Boss(2016)
as Ida Marquette
The Great Gilly Hopkins(2015)
as Maime Trotter
Boychoir(2015)
as Headmistress
- Film
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk(2014)
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
Tammy(2014)
as Lenore
- Film
Cadaver(2012)
as Beth
Reflections on Titanic(2012)
as Self
Midnight in Paris(2011)
as Gertrude Stein
You May Not Kiss the Bride(2011)
as Bryan's Mother
A Little Bit of Heaven(2011)
as Beverly Corbett
Valentine's Day(2010)
as Susan Milton
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club(2009)
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
The Blind Side(2009)
as Miss Sue
Chéri(2009)
as Madame Peloux
Personal Effects(2009)
as Gloria
Revolutionary Road(2008)
as Mrs. Helen Givings
The Day the Earth Stood Still(2008)
as Regina Jackson
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys(2008)
as Charlotte Cartwright
The Golden Compass(2007)
as Hester (voice)
P.S. I Love You(2007)
as Patricia
Fred Claus(2007)
as Mother Claus
Bee Movie(2007)
as Janet Benson (voice)
Christmas Is Here Again(2007)
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
Guilty Hearts(2007)
as The Judge
Charlotte's Web(2006)
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Bonneville(2006)
as Margene Cunningham
Relative Strangers(2006)
as Agnes Menure
Failure to Launch(2006)
as Sue
Rumor Has It...(2005)
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam(2005)
as Herself
Ambulance Girl(2005)
as Jane Stern
Warm Springs(2005)
as Helena Mahoney
Hansel and Gretel(2005)
as Narrator (voice)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey(2004)
as The Marquesa
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing(2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy(2004)
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Little Black Book(2004)
as Kippie Kann
Around the World in 80 Days(2004)
as Queen Victoria
Tupperware!(2004)
as Narrator
Celebrity Naked Ambition(2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Declaration of Independence(2003)
as Self
Misery Loves Company(2003)
as Self
Love Liza(2002)
as Mary Ann Bankhead
About Schmidt(2002)
as Roberta Hertzel
Unconditional Love(2002)
as Grace Beasley
Dragonfly(2002)
as Mrs. Belmont
Making Rat Race(2002)
as Herself
My Sister's Keeper(2002)
as Christine Chapman
Rat Race(2001)
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
American Outlaws(2001)
as Ma James
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood(2000)
as Frances Marion (voice)
Bruno(2000)
as Mother Superior
Annie(1999)
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
- Film
Baby Steps(1999)
as Mrs. Mellon
A Civil Action(1998)
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes(1998)
as Self
The Waterboy(1998)
as Mama Boucher
The Effects of Magic(1998)
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Titanic: Breaking New Ground(1998)
as Self
Primary Colors(1998)
as Libby Holden
Swept from the Sea(1998)
as Miss Swaffer
Titanic(1997)In catalog
as Molly Brown
- Film
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life(1997)
as Self
The War at Home(1996)
as Maurine Collier
Diabolique(1996)
as Det. Shirley Vogel
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful(1996)
as Self
The Late Shift(1996)
as Helen Kushnick
The West Side Waltz(1995)
as Mr. Goo
Angus(1995)
as Meg Bethune
Talking With(1995)
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
Dolores Claiborne(1995)
as Dolores Claiborne
Curse of the Starving Class(1994)
as Ella Tate
North(1994)
as Alaskan Mom
A Home of Our Own(1993)
as Frances Lacey
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun(1993)
as Lunar Mom
Used People(1992)
as Bibby Berman
Hostages(1992)
as Peggy Say
Prelude to a Kiss(1992)
as Leah Blier
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
as Evelyn Couch
At Play in the Fields of the Lord(1991)
as Hazel Quarrier
Shadows and Fog(1991)
as Prostitute
- Film
The Road to Mecca(1991)
as Elsa Barlow
Misery(1990)
as Annie Wilkes
White Palace(1990)
as Rosemary
Dick Tracy(1990)
as Mrs. Green
Men Don't Leave(1990)
as Lisa Coleman
No Place Like Home(1989)
as Bonnie Cooper
High Stakes(1989)
as Jill
Roe vs. Wade(1989)
as Jessie
Signs of Life(1989)
as Mary Beth Alder
Arthur 2: On the Rocks(1988)
as Mrs. Canby
My Best Friend Is a Vampire(1987)
as Helen Blake
Summer Heat(1987)
as Ruth
Murder Ordained(1987)
as Bobbi Birk
The Morning After(1986)
as Woman on Mateo Street
Johnny Bull(1986)
as Katherine Kovacs
Two of a Kind(1983)
as Furniture Man's Wife
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean(1982)
as Stella Mae
Straight Time(1978)
as Selma Darin
Taking Off(1971)
as Audition Singer
- Film
The Smack
as Babs
