CATHY BATES FULL

Her great-great-grandfather was an immigrant from Ireland to New Orleans and served as President Andrew Jackson's doctor.

CATHY BATES FULL

Her television work has resulted in eight Emmy Award nominations.ĭiagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003, Bates has stated that she has made a full recovery.īates was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the youngest of three daughters of Bertye Kathleen ( née Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for About Schmidt (2002). She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Primary Colors (1998), for which she also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

During this time she began her directing career, primarily in television.īates received a Tony Award nomination for her 1983 performance in the Broadway play 'night, Mother. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Dolores Claiborne (1995), before playing a featured role as Margaret 'Molly' Brown in Titanic (1997). Besides The Office, Kathy is also known for her work in Misery and American Horror Story.Īfter several small roles in film and television, 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. Memphis, Tennessee, USA Kathleen Doyle ' Kathy' Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director.

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