Kathy Bates filmography

Kathy Bates filmography

Occupation
Years active 1971–present

The following is a comprehensive list of acting and directing credits from actress Kathy Bates.

With over 200 acting and directing credits to her name, Bates is perhaps best known for her breakout role in the 1990 horror film Misery, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. Her role as Annie Wilkes was met with much praise, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama the following year. Since then she has acted in numerous other films, in both comedy and drama categories, earning two additional Academy Award nominations as well as seven total Golden Globe Award nominations.

In 2011, Bates starred as Harriet Korn on the NBC legal drama series Harry's Law, her first starring role on television. The show ran for two seasons and Bates was nominated for two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. However, in 2013, she starred in the third season of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story, subtitled American Horror Story: Coven. Bates won her second Emmy Award for her role on the series. Bates has been a series regular on the show since its third season and has accumulated two more Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.

Actress

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Taking Off Audition Singer Credited as Bobo Bates
1978 Straight Time Selma Darin
1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Stella Mae
1983 Two of a Kind Furniture man's wife
1986 Morning After, TheThe Morning After Woman on Mateo Street
1987 Summer Heat Ruth
1987 My Best Friend Is a Vampire Helen Blake Also known as I Was a Teenage Vampire
Credited as Kathy D. Bates
1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks Mrs. Canby
1989 Signs of Life Mary Beth Alder Also known as One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
1989 High Stakes Jill
1990 Men Don't Leave Lisa Coleman
1990 Dick Tracy Mrs. Green
1990 White Palace Rosemary
1990 Misery Annie Wilkes
1991 Shadows and Fog Prostitute
1991 At Play in the Fields of the Lord Hazel Quarrier
1991 Fried Green Tomatoes Evelyn Couch
1992 The Road to Mecca Elsa Barlow
1992 Prelude to a Kiss Leah Blier
1992 Used People Bibby Berman
1993 Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Lunar Mom Direct-to-video
1993 A Home of Our Own Frances Lacey
1994 North Alaskan mom
1994 Curse of the Starving Class Ella Tate
1995 Dolores Claiborne Dolores Claiborne
1995 Angus Meg Bethune
1996 Diabolique Det. Shirley Vogel
1996 War at Home, TheThe War at Home Maurine Collier
1997 Swept from the Sea Miss Swaffer
1997 Titanic Molly Brown
1998 Primary Colors Libby Holden
1998 Effects of Magic, TheThe Effects of Magic Raphaella Voice
1998 Waterboy, TheThe Waterboy Helen "Mama" Boucher
1998 A Civil Action Bankruptcy judge Uncredited
1999 Baby Steps Mrs. Mellon Short film
2000 Bruno Mother Superior Also known as The Dress Code
2001 Rat Race The Squirrel Lady Uncredited
2001 American Outlaws Ma James
2002 Love Liza Mary Ann Bankhead
2002 Dragonfly Mrs. Belmont
2002 About Schmidt Roberta Hertzel
2002 Unconditional Love Grace Beasley
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Queen Victoria
2004 Little Black Book Kippie Kann
2004 Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Sea Hag Voice
2004 Ingrate, TheThe Ingrate The Judge Short film
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Narrator
2004 Bridge of San Luis Rey, TheThe Bridge of San Luis Rey The Marquesa
2005 Hansel and Gretel Narrator Direct-to-video
2005 Guilty Hearts The Judge
2005 Rumor Has It... Aunt Mitsy Uncredited
2006 Failure to Launch Sue
2006 Have Mercy Unknown
2006 Solace Marrow's wife Short film
2006 Relative Strangers Agnes Menure
2006 Bonneville Margene
2006 Charlotte's Web Bitsy the Cow Voice
2007 Bee Movie Janet Benson Voice
2007 Fred Claus Mother Claus
2007 Golden Compass, TheThe Golden Compass Hester Voice
2007 P.S. I Love You Patricia
2007 Christmas Is Here Again Miss Dowdy Voice
2008 Family That Preys, TheThe Family That Preys Charlotte Cartwright
2008 Day the Earth Stood Still, TheThe Day the Earth Stood Still SecDef, Dr Regina Jackson
2008 Revolutionary Road Helen Givings
2009 Chéri Mme Charlotte Peloux
2009 Personal Effects Gloria
2009 Blind Side, TheThe Blind Side Miss Sue
2009 The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club Narrator
2010 Valentine's Day Susan Milton
2011 Midnight in Paris Gertrude Stein
2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride Bryan's Mother
2011 Little Bit of Heaven, AA Little Bit of Heaven Beverly Corbett
2014 Tammy Lenore
2015 Boychoir Headmistress
2015 When Marnie Was There Mrs. Kadoya Voice
2016 The Boss Ida Marquette
2016 Complete Unknown Nina
2016 The Great Gilly Hopkins Maime Trotter
2016 Bad Santa 2 Sunny Soke
2017 The Death and Life of John F. Donovan Barbara Haggermaker In post-production

Television films

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Johnny Bull Katherine Kovacs
1987 Murder Ordained Bobbi Birk
1989 Roe vs. Wade N/A
1989 No Place Like Home Boonie Cooper
1993 Hostages Peggy Say
1995 West Side Waltz, TheThe West Side Waltz Mr. Goo
1996 Late Shift, TheThe Late Shift Helen Kushnick
1999 Annie Ms. Hannigan
2000 Possessed Student Credited as Katherine Bates
2002 My Sister's Keeper Christine Chapman
2005 Ambulance Girl Jane Stern
2005 Warm Springs Helena Mahoney

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Doctors, TheThe Doctors Phyllis N/A
1978 Love Boat, TheThe Love Boat Sally Allison Episode: "Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/Cinderella Story"
1984 All My Children Belle Bodelle N/A
1984 One Life to Live Evelyn Maddox Episode: "December 17, 1984"
1986 Cagney & Lacey Brenda Harris Episode: "Revenge"
1986–87 St. Elsewhere Polly 2 episodes
1989 China Beach Jan Episode: "The World (Part 2)"
1989 L.A. Law Charlotte Haley Episode: "One Rat, One Ranger"
1993 American Experience Narrator Episode: "Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage"
1994 Stand, TheThe Stand Rae Flowers (uncredited) Episode: "The Plague"
1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Charlotte Everly Episode: "Alien Hunter"
2000 MADtv Stuart's Grandma Episode: "#6.2"
2001 King of the Hill Police Officer Episode: "Lupe's Revenge"
2003–05 Six Feet Under Bettina 10 episodes
2004 American Experience Narrator Episode: "Tupperware!"
2009 Alice Queen of Hearts 2 episodes
2010–11 The Office Jo Bennett 8 episodes
2011–12 Harry's Law Harriet Korn 34 episodes
2012 Two and a Half Men Charlie Harper (ghost) Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women"
2013–14 American Horror Story: Coven Marie Delphine LaLaurie 10 episodes
2014–15 American Horror Story: Freak Show Ethel Darling 10 episodes
2014–15 Mike & Molly Kay McKinnon 2 episodes
2015–16 American Horror Story: Hotel Iris 11 episodes
2015 American Dad! D.O. Rothy Episode: "Manhattan Magical Murder Mystery Tour"
2016 American Horror Story: Roanoke Thomasin "The Butcher" White 5 episodes
Agnes Mary Winstead 4 episodes
2017 Disjointed Ruth Upcoming series
2017 Feud Joan Blondell Upcoming series

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Vanities Joanne Playwrights Horizons
1979 The Art of Dining Herrick Simmons Joseph Papp Public Theater [Newman Theater]
1980 Goodbye Fidel Isabel New Ambassador Theatre
1980 Fifth of July June Talley (Replacement) New Apollo Theatre
1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Stella May Martin Beck Theatre
1983–84 night, Mother Jessie Cates American Repertory Theatre
John Golden Theatre
Music Box Theatre
1985 Curse of the Starving Class Ella Promenade Theatre
1987 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Frankie Manhattan Theatre Club
Westside Theatre
1988 The Road to Mecca Elsa Barlow (Replacement) Promenade Theatre

Director

Year Title Notes
1995 Great Performances Episode: "Talking With"
1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Episode: "Scene of the Crime""
1997 NYPD Blue Episode: "I Love Lucy"
1998 Oz Episode: "Family Bizness"
1999 Dash and Lilly
2001–03 Six Feet Under 5 episodes
2002 Everwood Episode: "The Great Doctor Brown"
2003 Fargo Unsold TV pilot
2005 Ambulance Girl
2006 Have Mercy

See also

References

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