Kathy Bates - Biography

Last Editor: cornhillbob				Kathy Bates Biography -   Name : Kathy Bates Profession : Actress/ Director Birth Details : born June 28, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee to Langdon Doyle Bates and Bertye Kathleen Talbot Birth name : Kathleen Doyle Bates Height : 5' 3" (1.60 m) Nickname : Bobo Personal quotes : "The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy." [On losing the rol Spouse : Tony Campisi (April 1991 - 1997) (divorced)

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Born at 11:12am-CST Attended Southern Methodist University, majoring in Theatre. Her two older sisters appeared briefly in Primary Colors (1998). Graduated from White Station High in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Did her first ever nude scene at the age of 43 in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991). She disrobed again for About Schmidt (2002). A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. Lived with ex-husband Tony Campisi for 12 years before marrying him. Youngest of 3 sisters. Father, Langdon Doyle Bates, was a mechanical engineer. Graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA in 1969 with an BFA in Theater. Her Oscar-winning role as Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990) was ranked #17 on the American Film Institute's villains list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villians. Was nominated for Broadway's 1983 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for "'night, Mother." Playwright Terrence McNally originally wrote the role of Frankie in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" for Bates. Johnny was played by Kenneth Welsh in the 1987 Off-Broadway production that starred Bates. Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch) [1998-]

Kathy Bates Detailed Biography -

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. Bates graduated from White Station High School in Memphis. She attended the Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre, 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, and earned rave reviews for her role as the acid-tongued "dustbuster" political advisor Libby Holden in the 1998 semi-biographical film, Primary Colors, for which 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 she again did not win. She was recently nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance in Warm Springs. She later appeared in ten episodes of the cable television series Six Feet Under.