
Acting
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theatre at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform o…

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self

A Family Affair
as Leila Ford

Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon

The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon

The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne

Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)

Home
as Bernadette

Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell

Matlock
as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock · 35 ep.

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 1 ep.

The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self · 1 ep.

The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 1 ep.

FEUD
as Joan Blondell · 5 ep.

Disjointed
as Ruth · 20 ep.

Chelsea
as Self · 1 ep.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 1 ep.

Lip Sync Battle
as Self · 1 ep.

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 1 ep.
The Blind Side
2009