Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee to Langdon Doyle Bates and Bertye Kathleen Talbot) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film and television actress, and a television director. She is perhaps best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the 1990 thriller ''Misery.

Life and career

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Bates graduated from White Station High School in Memphis. She attended the Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre and a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and graduated in 1969.

She performed in little-seen films such as Summer Heat and The Morning After , and guest-starred in television shows such as L.A. Law before landing the role of obsessed fan Annie Wilkes, who holds her favorite author (played by James Caan) captive in the 1990 thriller Misery, which was based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. She received her first Academy Award nomination for that role, winning Best Actress. Soon after, she starred with Jessica Tandy in the acclaimed 1991 movie Fried Green Tomatoes. In 1995, she turned in another applauded portrayal as the title character in Dolores Claiborne, although she was surprisingly not nominated for an Oscar. She also excelled in her role as the acid-tongued "dustbuster" political advisor Libby Holden in the 1998 Primary Colors, which was adapted from the book in which political journalist Joe Klein recounted his experiences on the Presidential campaign trail in 1991-1992. For this performance, she won her second Academy Award nomination for Best supporting actress, though she did not win. She was nominated again in 2002 for About Schmidt, though again she was denied the award.

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@brettystar Merry Christmas Bretty!! Hope this year you finally get kidnapped and tied to Kathy Bates' bed.
mwhi (Mathew) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:24:32 -0000
@brettystar Merry Christmas Bretty!! Hope this year you finally get kidnapped and tied to Kathy Bates' bed.
Life before stardom Kathy Bates was a cashier in a museum gift store
murugan1 (joe nowly) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:50:30 -0000
Life before stardom Kathy Bates was a cashier in a museum gift store
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joelkelly (Joel Kelly) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:30:35 -0000
Nothing says Christmas Eve like Kathy Bates, elephant sex, celebrity crushes (Jesus?), and making fun of kids: http://bit.ly/60iu7N
@scottEweinberg Are you implying that Kathy Bates needs some help in this department?
Siblings_at_Law (Mindy & Thomas) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:42:50 -0000
@scottEweinberg Are you implying that Kathy Bates needs some help in this department?
@hencehemmo I imagine your mother looks like a cross between Jenny Agutter and Kathy Bates but ash blonde, now fading to silver.
themanwhofell (Greg Stekelman) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:01:19 -0000
@hencehemmo I imagine your mother looks like a cross between Jenny Agutter and Kathy Bates but ash blonde, now fading to silver.
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JordanFireball (JordanFireball) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:05:51 -0000
@TommyJoeRatliff you're a good guy so heads up. Be careful about meeting @suebrody1 during tour. No joke dude, think Kathy Bates in Misery.

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