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Kathy Bates TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TNTFri, Sep 5, 7:00 PMTitanicBuy
LMNFri, Sep 5, 8:00 PMMiseryBuy
SOAPFri, Sep 5, 8:00 PMAll My Children NewBuy
TBSFri, Sep 5, 9:00 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
SOAPSat, Sep 6, 1:00 AMAll My Children NewBuy
FMCSat, Sep 6, 4:00 PMTwo of a KindBuy
LMNSat, Sep 6, 8:00 PMMiseryBuy
TBSSat, Sep 6, 8:00 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
HALMRKSat, Sep 6, 11:00 PMAnnieBuy
LMNSun, Sep 7, 8:00 PMMiseryBuy
TBSSun, Sep 7, 8:00 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
TBSSun, Sep 7, 10:00 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
FXMon, Sep 8, 10:30 PMLittle Black BookBuy
FXTue, Sep 9, 10:00 AMLittle Black BookBuy
HBO2eThu, Sep 11, 1:45 PMPrimary ColorsBuy
TOONDISThu, Sep 11, 5:00 PMAround the World in 80 DaysBuy
TOONDISFri, Sep 12, 2:00 PMAround the World in 80 DaysBuy
CINEMAXSat, Sep 13, 6:45 AMFried Green TomatoesBuy
TBSSat, Sep 13, 2:30 PMFailure to LaunchBuy
TBSSun, Sep 14, 11:30 AMFailure to LaunchBuy
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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:
  • Tony Campisi - Ex-husband
  • Bertye Kathleen Talbot Bates - Mother
  • Langdon Doyle Bates - Father
  • Mary Bates - Sister
  • Patricia Bates - Sister

    • 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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