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HBOSGeSat, Jul 4, 7:00 PMFred ClausBuy
HBOSGeSun, Jul 5, 8:30 AMBee MovieBuy
TMCeSun, Jul 5, 10:05 AMBonnevilleBuy
TMCeMon, Jul 6, 5:15 AMBonnevilleBuy
HBO2eMon, Jul 6, 10:45 AMDolores ClaiborneBuy
CINEMAXTue, Jul 7, 9:35 AMThe Golden CompassBuy
HBOeWed, Jul 8, 8:45 AMBee MovieBuy
HBOeWed, Jul 8, 9:30 PMBee MovieBuy
TMCeSat, Jul 11, 5:05 AMBonnevilleBuy
ENCSat, Jul 11, 10:40 AMThe WaterboyBuy
HBOeSat, Jul 11, 1:00 PMBee MovieBuy
ENCSat, Jul 11, 8:00 PMThe WaterboyBuy
TBSSat, Jul 11, 9:30 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
MOMAXeSun, Jul 12, 4:30 AMThe Bridge of San Luis ReyBuy
ENCSun, Jul 12, 7:00 AMThe WaterboyBuy
HBOSGeSun, Jul 12, 7:30 AMFred ClausBuy
TBSSun, Jul 12, 6:00 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
HBOeMon, Jul 13, 6:30 AMBee MovieBuy
TMCeMon, Jul 13, 4:00 PMA Home of Our OwnBuy
HBOeMon, Jul 13, 5:15 PMBee MovieBuy
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Kathy Bates Biography

Kathy Bates
  • Birth Name: Kathleen Doyle Bates
  • Birth Place: Memphis, TN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/28/1948, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor; director
Kathy Bates Fast Facts:
  • Made her big-screen debut with a bit part in 1971 Milos Forman's 1971 film Taking Off under the name Bobo Bates.
  • Made her TV debut as a bride on a 1978 Love Boat.
  • Starred as Frankie in the 1987 off-Broadway production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, a role specifically written for her by playwright Terrence McNally.
  • Her Oscar-winning role of Annie Wilkes, the psychotic nurse in 1990's Misery, was ranked No. 17 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years: 100 Heroes & Villains list, and No. 77 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
  • Once worked as a singing waitress at a Catskills resort.
    Kathy Bates Relationships:
  • Bertye Kathleen Talbot Bates - Mother
  • Langdon Doyle Bates - Father
  • Mary Bates - Sister
  • Patricia Bates - Sister
  • Tony Campisi - Ex-husband

    • Kathy Bates Awards:
  • 1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Minseries or Special - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1990 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1998 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1983 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Nominee

  • College:
  • Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX (BFA in Theater, 1969)
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