Kathy Bates is a celebrated American actor in both film and theatre. She discovered her love for acting in high school, participating in school dramas. Her comfort on stage caused her to take a drama and theater course in college, which led to acting as a serious career. Despite being enormously talented and skilled, Bate's career took off slowly. At first, she took minor roles in films and television series while continuing her theater work. After about 20 years, Kathy Bates struck it big with the movie "Misery" winning an Academy Award for Best Actress. She followed this with successful hits such as "Fried Green Tomatoes," "Dolores Claiborne," "Titanic," "Primary Colors," "About Schmidt," "P.S. I Love You," and others. She also directed various television shows and appeared in several T.V. miniseries.
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The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 1x64: Kathy Bates, Kevin O'Leary, John Legend (Dec 10, 2019)
Disjointed (2017)
Starring as Ruth Whitefeather Feldman
(20 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: Main Street, USA (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x19: Dr. Dankerson's Revivifying Wellness Tincture (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x18: A-A-R-Pot (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x17: Emperor Shennong (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x16: B.Y.O.P.F.U. (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x15: Travissimo Private Reserve (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x14: Weed of Fortune (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x13: Buds Lite (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x12: Helium Dream (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: 4/20 Fantasy (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: The Worst (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Olivia's S***balls (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Pyongyang Green (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Prom Night (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Donna Weed (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Schrödinger's Pot (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Erschreckendglückseligkeit OG (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Rutherford B. Haze (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Eve's Bush (Aug 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Omega Strain (Aug 25, 2017)
Feud (2017)
Guest starring as Joan Blondell
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends? (Apr 23, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x07: Abandoned (Apr 16, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x04: More, or Less (Mar 26, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: The Other Woman (Mar 12, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 5, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 2017-10-06: Kathy Bates, Nathan Macintosh (Oct 6, 2017)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 4x05: Kathy Bates vs. Tone Bell (Feb 22, 2018)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-11-26: Kathy Bates, Billy Eichner (Nov 26, 2019)
- Episode 2017-09-05: Kathy Bates, Ed Helms, Julian McCullough (Sep 5, 2017)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 2016-11-16: Kathy Bates, Laura Jane Grace, Against Me!, Atom Willard (Nov 16, 2016)
American Horror Story (2011)
Starring as Madame Delphine LaLaurie
(11 episodes)
- Episode 8x10: Apocalypse Then (Nov 14, 2018)
- Episode 3x12: Go to Hell (Jan 22, 2014)
- Episode 3x11: Protect the Coven (Jan 15, 2014)
- Episode 3x09: Head (Dec 11, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: The Sacred Taking (Dec 4, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: The Dead (Nov 20, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: Burn, Witch. Burn! (Nov 6, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Fearful Pranks Ensue (Oct 30, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: The Replacements (Oct 23, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Boy Parts (Oct 16, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: Bitchcraft (Oct 9, 2013)
Starring as Ethel Darling
(10 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: Curtain Call (Jan 21, 2015)
- Episode 4x12: Show Stoppers (Jan 14, 2015)
- Episode 4x09: Tupperware Party Massacre (Dec 10, 2014)
- Episode 4x08: Blood Bath (Dec 3, 2014)
- Episode 4x07: Test of Strength (Nov 19, 2014)
- Episode 4x06: Bullseye (Nov 12, 2014)
- Episode 4x05: Pink Cupcakes (Nov 5, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Edward Mordrake: Part 1 (Oct 22, 2014)
- Episode 4x02: Massacres and Matinees (Oct 15, 2014)
- Episode 4x01: Monsters Among Us (Oct 8, 2014)
Starring as Iris
(11 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: Be Our Guest (Jan 13, 2016)
- Episode 5x11: Battle Royale (Jan 6, 2016)
- Episode 5x10: She Gets Revenge (Dec 16, 2015)
- Episode 5x09: She Wants Revenge (Dec 9, 2015)
- Episode 5x08: The Ten Commandments Killer (Dec 2, 2015)
- Episode 5x07: Flicker (Nov 18, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: Room 33 (Nov 11, 2015)
- Episode 5x05: Room Service (Nov 4, 2015)
- Episode 5x03: Mommy (Oct 21, 2015)
- Episode 5x02: Chutes and Ladders (Oct 14, 2015)
- Episode 5x01: Checking In (Oct 7, 2015)
Starring as Thomasin "The Butcher" White / Actress Agnes Mary Winstead
(8 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Chapter 10 (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 6x07: Chapter 7 (Oct 26, 2016)
- Episode 6x06: Chapter 6 (Oct 19, 2016)
- Episode 6x05: Chapter 5 (Oct 12, 2016)
- Episode 6x04: Chapter 4 (Oct 5, 2016)
- Episode 6x03: Chapter 3 (Sep 28, 2016)
- Episode 6x02: Chapter 2 (Sep 21, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: Chapter 1 (Sep 14, 2016)
Starring as Ms. Miriam Mead
(10 episodes)
- Episode 8x10: Apocalypse Then (Nov 14, 2018)
- Episode 8x09: Fire and Reign (Nov 7, 2018)
- Episode 8x08: Sojourn (Oct 31, 2018)
- Episode 8x07: Traitor (Oct 24, 2018)
- Episode 8x06: Return to Murder House (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 8x05: Boy Wonder (Oct 10, 2018)
- Episode 8x04: Could It Be ... Satan? (Oct 3, 2018)
- Episode 8x03: Forbidden Fruit (Sep 26, 2018)
- Episode 8x02: The Morning After (Sep 19, 2018)
- Episode 8x01: The End (Sep 12, 2018)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 1x124: The Boy Who Cannot Eat; Kathy Bates (Mar 22, 2012)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2019-03-13: Kathy Bates (Mar 13, 2019)
- Episode 2018-01-23: Kathy Bates, Louie Anderson, Tune-Yards (Jan 23, 2018)
- Episode 2017-08-23: Kathy Bates, Seann William Scott, Jeff Caldwell (Aug 23, 2017)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-12-11: Kathy Bates, Pentatonix, Sara Evans, Angie Martinez (Dec 11, 2018)
- Episode 2018-01-12: Kathy Bates, Courtney Thorne-Smith (Jan 12, 2018)
Mike & Molly (2010)
Guest starring as Kay McKinnon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x18: No Kay Morale (Apr 20, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x15: Three Girls and an Urn (Mar 17, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Guest starring as Mrs. Fowler
(3 episodes)
- Episode 12x08: The Consummation Deviation (Nov 8, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 12x01: The Conjugal Configuration (Sep 24, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 11x24: The Bow Tie Asymmetry (May 10, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
The Office (2005)
Guest starring as Jo Bennett
(8 episodes)
- Episode 7x27: Search Committee (2) (May 19, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x25: Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager (May 12, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x09: WUPHF.com (Nov 18, 2010)
- Episode 7x01: Nepotism (Sep 23, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x26: Whistleblower (May 20, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x19: St. Patrick's Day (Mar 11, 2010)
- Episode 6x16: The Manager and the Salesman (Feb 11, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x15: Sabre (Feb 4, 2010)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 2014-06-23: Kathy Bates (Jun 23, 2014)
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Guest starring as Charlie Harper
- Episode 9x22: Why We Gave Up Women (Apr 30, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Guest starring as Charlotte Everly
- Episode 4x20: Alien Hunter (May 4, 1999)
American Experience (1988)
Guest starring as Narrator
(2 episodes)
- Episode 16x06: Tupperware! (Feb 9, 2004)
- Episode 6x01: Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage (Oct 27, 1993)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 2016-04-17: April 17, 2016 (Apr 17, 2016)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Sally Allison
- Episode 1x13: Family Reunion / Cinderella Story / Too Hot to Handle (Jan 7, 1978)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 2019-12-10: Dec 10, 2019 (Dec 10, 2019)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
- Episode 1991-12-17: Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Hope, Kathy Bates, Joe Mantegna (Dec 17, 1991)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Kathy Bates
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2020-02-09: The 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Feb 9, 2020)
- Episode 2010-03-07: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 7, 2010)
- Episode 2003-03-23: The 75th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 23, 2003)
- Episode 1999-03-21: The 71st Annual Academy Awards (Mar 21, 1999)
- Episode 1993-03-29: The 65th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1993)
- Episode 1992-03-30: The 64th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 30, 1992)
- Episode 1991-03-25: The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1991)