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Kathy Bates

  • Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Birthday: June 28, 1948

To the general moviegoing audience, Kathy Bates seemed to materialize from nowhere, giving an Academy Award- winning performance as a psychotic literary fan-turned-kidnapper in the screen adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990. Unbeknownst to those outside theater circles, Bates had already enjoyed an over 20-plus year career as a Tony Award-winning actress on Broadway. Even more impressive, she was over 40 when she first made a dent in Hollywood; a town with a poor track record with dramatic powerhouses past society’s id…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2009

    Co-starred as Miss Sue, Oher's tutor, in "The Blind Side"

  • 2009

    Co-starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in Stephen Frears' "Cheri"

  • 2008

    Cast as the Secretary of Defense in the remake of the 1951 science fiction movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still"

  • 2008

    Re-teamed with "Titanic" co-stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for "Revolutionary Road"

  • 2007

    Cast as Mother Claus opposite Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in the comedy "Fred Claus"

Awards

  • 2002

    National Board of Review Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 1999

    Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 1999

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  • 1997

    Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

  • 1997

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries

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