Birthday: June 28, 1948

Actress Kathy Bates has been involved in the arts in one way or another since graduating from Southern Methodist University. Among the Memphis native's earliest jobs were a stint as a singing waitress in a Catskill resort and a sojourn as a gift shop cashier in New York's Museum of Modern Art. Bates was type-cast in character roles early on, which assured her a lot more work than the ...more
  • 2006
  • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
  • Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  • Ambulance Girl
  • nom
  • 2005
  • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
  • Warm Springs
  • nom
  • 2003
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • About Schmidt
  • nom
  • 2002
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association
  • Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
  • About Schmidt
  • win
  • 2002
  • National Society of Film Critics
  • Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
  • About Schmidt
  • win
  • 2009
  • Cheri
  • Madame Peloux


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