Kathy Bates | |
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![]() Bates at the 63rd Academy Awards | |
4 Nominations / 1 Win | |
Role | Actress |
Born | June 28, 1948 |
Memphis, Tennessee, USA | |
Kathy Bates is an American actress and film director. After appearing in several minor roles in film and television during the 1970s and the 1980s, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery (1990), for which she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Dolores Claiborne (1995), before playing a featured role as Molly Brown in Titanic (1997).
Wins[]
- 63rd Academy Awards, 1990
- Best Actress — Misery
Nominations[]
- 63rd Academy Awards, 1990
- Best Actress — Misery
- 71st Academy Awards, 1998
- Best Supporting Actress — Primary Colors