Kathy Bates filmography

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The following is a comprehensive list of the acting and directing credits of American 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 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Her role as Annie Wilkes was met with much praise, earning her 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.

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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. 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 in the series.

Actress

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Taking Off Audition SingerCredited as Bobo Bates
1978 Straight Time Selma Darin
1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Stella Mae
1983 Two of a Kind Furniture Man's Wife
1986 The Morning After Woman on Mateo Street
1987 Murder Ordained Bobbi Birk
Summer Heat Ruth Stanton
My Best Friend Is a Vampire Helen BlakeCredited as Kathy D. Bates
1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks Mrs. Canby
1989 Signs of Life Mary Beth Alder
High StakesJill
1990 Men Don't Leave Lisa Coleman
Dick Tracy Mrs. Green
White Palace Rosemary Powers
Misery Annie Wilkes Academy Award for Best Actress
1991 Shadows and Fog Prostitute
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Hazel Quarrier
Fried Green Tomatoes Evelyn Couch
The Road to Mecca Elsa Barlow
1992 Prelude to a Kiss Leah Blier
Used People Bibby Berman
1993Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has BegunLunar MomDirect-to-video
A Home of Our Own Frances Lacey
1994 North Alaskan Mom
Curse of the Starving Class Ella Tate
1995 Dolores Claiborne Dolores Claiborne
Angus Meg Bethune
1996 Diabolique Det. Shirley Vogel
The War at Home Maurine Collier
1997 Swept from the Sea Miss Swaffer
Titanic Margaret “Molly” Brown
1998 Primary Colors Libby Holden
The Effects of MagicRaphaella, the Magic BunnyVoice
The Waterboy Helen "Mama" Boucher
A Civil Action Bankruptcy JudgeUncredited cameo
1999Baby StepsMrs. MellonShort film
2000 Bruno Mother Superior
2001 Rat Race The Squirrel LadyUncredited cameo
American Outlaws Ma James
2002 Love Liza Mary Ann Bankhead
Dragonfly Mrs. Miriam Belmont
About Schmidt Roberta Hertzel
Unconditional Love Grace Beasley
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Queen Victoria
Little Black Book Kippie Kann
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Sea Hag, SirenVoice [1]
The IngrateThe JudgeShort film
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing NarratorDocumentary
The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Marquesa
2005Hansel and GretelNarratorDirect-to-video
Rumor Has It... Aunt MitsyUncredited cameo
2006 Failure to Launch Sue
SolaceMarrow's WifeShort film
Relative Strangers Agnes Menure
Bonneville Margene Cunningham
Charlotte's Web BitsyVoice [1]
Guilty Hearts The Judge
2007 Bee Movie Janet BensonVoice [1]
Fred Claus Mother Claus
The Golden Compass HesterVoice [1]
P.S. I Love You Patricia Reilly
Christmas Is Here Again Miss DowdyVoice [1]
2008 The Family That Preys Charlotte Cartwright
The Day the Earth Stood Still Secretary of Defense Regina Jackson
Revolutionary Road Helen Givings
Personal Effects Gloria
2009 Chéri Madame Charlotte Peloux
The Blind Side Miss Sue
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club NarratorDocumentary
2010 Valentine's Day Susan Milton
2011 Midnight in Paris Gertrude Stein
You May Not Kiss the Bride Mrs. Lighthouse
A Little Bit of Heaven Beverly Corbett
2014 Tammy Lenore
When Marnie Was There Mrs. KadoyaVoice [1]
2015 Boychoir Headmistress
The Great Gilly Hopkins Maime Trotter
2016 The Boss Ida Marquette
Complete Unknown Nina
Bad Santa 2 Sunny Soke
2017 Krystal Vera [2]
2018 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan Barbara Haggermaker [3]
On the Basis of Sex Dorothy Kenyon [4]
2019 The Highwaymen Miriam A. Ferguson [5]
Richard Jewell Bobi Jewell [6]
2020 Home Bernadette [7]
2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Sylvia Simon [8]
The Miracle Club Eileen Dunne [9]
2024 Summer Camp Ginny Moon [10]
A Family Affair Leila Ford [11]

Television films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Johnny BullKatherine Kovacs
1987 Murder Ordained Bobbi Birk
1989 Roe vs. Wade Jessie
No Place Like Home Boonie Cooper
1992 Hostages Peggy Say
1995 The West Side Waltz Mrs. Goo
1996 The Late Shift Helen Kushnick
1999 Annie Miss Agatha Hannigan
2000 Possessed StudentCredited as Katherine Bates
2002My Sister's KeeperChristine Chapman
2005 Ambulance Girl Jane Stern
Warm Springs Helena Mahoney
2024 The Great Lillian Hall Edith WilsonAlso executive producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 The Doctors PhyllisUnknown episode
1978 The Love Boat Sally AllisonEpisode: "Too Hot to Handle / Family Reunion / Cinderella Story"
1984 All My Children Belle BodelleUnknown episode
One Life to Live Evelyn MaddoxEpisode: "December 17, 1984"
1986 Cagney & Lacey Brenda HarrisEpisode: "Revenge"
1986–1987 St. Elsewhere Polly2 episodes
1989 China Beach Nurse Jan WyattEpisode: "The World (Part 2)"
L.A. Law Charlotte HaleyEpisode: "One Rat, One Ranger"
1993 American Experience NarratorEpisode: "Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage"
1994 The Stand Rae FlowersEpisode: "The Plague"; uncredited
1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues MotherVoice, episode: "Respect" [1]
1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Charlotte EverlyEpisode: "Alien Hunter"
2000 MADtv Stuart's GrandmaEpisode: "#6.2"
2001 King of the Hill Police OfficerVoice, episode: "Lupe's Revenge"
2003–2005 Six Feet Under Bettina10 episodes
2004 American Experience NarratorEpisode: "Tupperware!"
2009 Alice Queen of Hearts 2 episodes
2010–2011 The Office Jo Bennett 8 episodes
2011–2012 Harry's Law Harriet Korn34 episodes
2012 Two and a Half Men Ghost of Charlie Harper Episode: "Why We Gave Up Women"
2013–2014 American Horror Story: Coven Delphine LaLaurie 10 episodes
2014–2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Ethel Darling10 episodes
2014–2015 Mike & Molly Kay McKinnon2 episodes
2015–2016 American Horror Story: Hotel Iris11 episodes
2015 American Dad! D.O. RothyVoice, episode: "Manhattan Magical Murder Mystery Tour"
2016 American Horror Story: Roanoke Thomasin White / The Butcher5 episodes
Agnes Mary Winstead4 episodes
2017 Feud: Bette and Joan Joan Blondell 5 episodes
2017–2018 Disjointed Ruth Whitefeather Feldman20 episodes
2018 Lip Sync Battle HerselfEpisode: "Kathy Bates vs. Tone Bell"
The Big Bang Theory Mrs. Fowler3 episodes
American Horror Story: Apocalypse Miriam Mead10 episodes
Delphine LaLaurieEpisode: "Apocalypse Then"
2024 Matlock Madeline "Matty" Matlock [12] Lead role and executive producer

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975CasserolePerformer Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
A Quality of Mercy
1976 Vanities Joanne
1979 The Art of Dining Herrick Simmons The Public Theater, Off-Broadway
1980Goodbye FidelIsabelNew Ambassador Theatre, Broadway
Fifth of July June Talley (replacement)New Apollo Theatre, Broadway
1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Stella May Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway
1983–84 'night, Mother Jessie Cates American Repertory Theatre
John Golden Theatre, Broadway
Music Box Theatre, Broadway
1985 Curse of the Starving Class EllaPromenade Theatre, Off-Broadway
1987 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Frankie Manhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway
Westside Theatre, Broadway
1988 The Road to Mecca Elsa Barlow (replacement)Promenade Theatre; Off-Broadway
2006 Master Class Maria Callas Stage reading
Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway

Director

YearTitleNotes
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"
2003FargoUnsold TV pilot
2005 Ambulance Girl
2006Have Mercy

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