Kathy Bates

Played a 'love therapist' in the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy, "Valentine's Day"

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

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

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

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

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

Voiced a Bee in the computer-animated "Bee Movie"

Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for "Ambulance Girl"

Voiced Bitsy the cow in live-action/computer-animated feature film "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White

Cast in Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It" with Kevin Costner and Jennifer Aniston

Earned an Emmy nomination for her role as FDR's physical therapist in the HBO Films original movie "Warm Springs"

Played Queen Victoria in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days" based on the classical novel by Jules Verne

Starred with Brittany Murphy in the romantic comedy "Little Black Book"

Co-starred in the television feature "My Sister's Keeper"; received a SAG nomination Best Actress in a TV movie

Had a bravura turn as the future in-law to Jack Nicholson in "About Schmidt"; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for her supporting role

Had a recurring role as Bettina, in the acclaimed HBO series "Six Feet Under"; also directed episodes; earned an Emmy nomination in 2003 for Outstanding Guest Actress

Played a fan who helps the male lover of a murdered pop star investigate the killing in "Who Shot Victor Fox?"

Portrayed the mother of the James brothers in the revisionist Western "American Outlaws"

Helmed the TV-movie "Dash & Lilly" (A&E), about Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman; received Emmy nomination

Starred as Miss Hannigan in Disney's remake of "Annie" (ABC); received Emmy nomination

Delivered a scene-stealing supporting turn as a political advisor Libby Holden in "Primary Colors"

Directed an episode of the HBO series "Oz"

Portrayed Adam Sandler's mother in the suprise hit "The Waterboy"

Directed the failed pilot "Fargo"

Portrayed 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' in James Cameron's blockbuster "Titanic"

Cast as the tenacious police woman investigating the disappearance of the school's headmaster in the remake of "Diabolique"

Helmed episodes of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "NYPD Blue"

Portrayed Jay Leno's manager Helen Kushnick in the HBO movie "The Late Shift"

Starred as the title character, a woman accused of murder, in the feature adaptation of Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne"

TV directorial debut, the PBS production "Talking With"; also acted in one segment

Made uncredited appearance in the ABC miniseries "Stephen King's The Stand"

Played supporting role in "Prelude to a Kiss"

Co-starred with Jessica Tandy in "Fried Green Tomatoes"

Breakthrough screen performance as obsessed fan Annie Wilkes in "Misery"

Appeared in a two-part episode of the ABC drama "China Beach"

Replaced Amy Irving in the Off-Broadway production of Athol Fugard's play "The Road to Mecca"; reprised role in 1981 feature version

Had supporting role in the CBS miniseries "Murder Ordained"

Starred Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles (1988) in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" in a role written for her by playwright Terrence McNally

TV-movie debut, "Johnny Bull" (ABC)

Played Belle, the cellmate of Erica Kane, on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children"

Starred on Broadway in "'night Mother"; received Tony nomination for her portrayal of a depressed woman bent on suicide

Originated role of Stella May in the short-lived Broadway production of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"; staged by Robert Altman; reprised part in Altman's film version

Appeared in the Actors Theatre of Louisville production of "Extremities"

Broadway debut in support of Jane Alexander in the short-lived production "Goodbye Fidel"

Was a member of the company of the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Kentucky); appeared in Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart"

Made TV debut on an episode of "The Love Boat"

Reprised her stage role in L.A. production of "Vanities"

Off-Broadway debut as Joanne, one of the Texas Southern belles. in the three-character drama "Vanities"

Stage debut as a duck in "Virginia Folk Tales" at Wayside Children's Theatre in Middletown, VA

Feature film debut in bit role as a singer auditioning in Milos Forman's "Taking Off"; also wrote song "And Even Horses Had Wings" she performed in film; credited as Bobo Bates

Moved to NYC to pursue career

Acted on stage in "The Art of Dining"

Raised in Memphis, TN