Kathy Bates
Biography
Movies 117
Titanic
as Molly Brown
1997
Misery
as Annie Wilkes
1990
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)
2007
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue
2009
Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein
2011
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson
2008
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)
2007
Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell
2019
Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria
2004
Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings
2008
P.S. I Love You
as Patricia
2007
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Evelyn Couch
1991
Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
2006
Failure to Launch
as Sue
2006
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher
1998
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
2001
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus
2007
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson
2019
On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon
2018
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon
2023
Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont
2002
Valentine's Day
as Susan
2010
Dick Tracy
as Mrs. Green
1990
Dolores Claiborne
as Dolores Claiborne
1995
A Family Affair
as Leila Ford
2024
American Outlaws
as Ma James
2001
Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke
2016
Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
2005
A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
1998
The Boss
as Ida Marquette
2016
The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne
2023
Primary Colors
as Libby Holden
1998
Tammy
as Lenore
2014
North
as Alaskan Mom
1994
About Schmidt
as Roberta Hertzel
2002
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett
2011
Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann
2004
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother
2011
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute
1991
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker
2019
Chéri
as Madame Peloux
2009
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright
2008
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter
2015
White Palace
as Rosemary
1990
Two of a Kind
as Furniture Man's Wife
1983
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
1999
Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel
1996
A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey
1993
Personal Effects
as Gloria
2009
Prelude to a Kiss
as Leah Blier
1992
Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure
2006
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as The Marquesa
2004
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier
1991
The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson
2024
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Helen Blake
1987
Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon
2024
Straight Time
as Selma Darin
1978
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Mrs. Canby
1988
Taking Off
as Audition Singer
1971
Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney
2005
Krystal
as Vera
2018
Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman
1990
Angus
as Meg Bethune
1995
Boychoir
as Headmistress
2015
Complete Unknown
as Nina
2016
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer
1998
The War at Home
as Maurine Collier
1996
The Late Shift
as Helen Kushnick
1996
Unconditional Love
as Grace Beasley
2002
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom
1993
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
2004
Home
as Bernadette
2021
Summer Heat
as Ruth
1987
Bruno
as Mother Superior
2000
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Morning After
as Woman on Mateo Street
1986
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self
2025
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae
1982
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)
2004
Love Liza
as Mary Ann Bankhead
2002
Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
2007
Used People
as Bibby Berman
1992
My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman
2002
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself
2005
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self
1996
No Place Like Home
as Bonnie Cooper
1989
Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham
2006
Roe vs. Wade
as Jessie
1989
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
1987
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)
2000
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
2012
The West Side Waltz
as Mr. Goo
1995
High Stakes
as Jill
1989
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern
2005
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
1998
Signs of Life
as Mary Beth Alder
1989
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
1997
Declaration of Independence
as Self
2003
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
2014
Guilty Hearts
as The Judge
2007
Making Rat Race
as Herself
2002
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
as Self
1998
Hostages
as Peggy Say
1992
The Effects of Magic
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
1998
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2003
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate
1994
Tupperware!
as Narrator
2004
The Smack
as Babs
Talking With
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
1995
Cadaver
as Beth
2012
Johnny Bull
as Katherine Kovacs
1986
The Road to Mecca
as Elsa Barlow
1991
Baby Steps
as Mrs. Mellon
1999
Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)
2005
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
2009TV Shows 56
The Office
as Jo Bennett
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
American Horror Story
as Delphine LaLaurie
2011
American Horror Story
as Ethel Darling
2011
American Horror Story
as Iris
2011
American Horror Story
as Agnes Mary Winstead
2011
American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
2011
American Dad!
as D.O. Rothy (voice)
2005
The View
as Self
1997
Two and a Half Men
as Charlie Harper
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
King of the Hill
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
1997
Great Performances
as Self
1971
The Big Bang Theory
as Mrs. Fowler
2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
The Love Boat
as Sally Allison
1977
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
1944
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
American Experience
as Narrator
1988
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Charlotte Everly
1996
L.A. Law
as Charlotte Haley
1986
Six Feet Under
as Bettina
2001
St. Elsewhere
as Polly Miller
1982
Chelsea Lately
as Self (archive footage)
2007
American Playhouse
as Mary Beth Alder
1982
Mike & Molly
as Kay
2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
Matlock
as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
2024
Chelsea
as Self
2016
The Oscars
as Self
1953
China Beach
1988
Harry's Law
as Harriet 'Harry' Korn
2011
The Stand
as Rae Flowers (uncredited)
1994
FEUD
as Joan Blondell
2017
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
Disjointed
as Ruth
2017
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Christine Chapman
1951
Stand Up to Cancer
as Self
2008
Alice
as Queen of Hearts
2009
MADtv
as Stuart's Grandma
1995
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk
1987
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994