Kathy Bates

Kathleen Doyle Bates (lahir 28 Juni 1948) adalah seorang aktris dan sutradara Amerika. Dia telah menerima berbagai penghargaan, termasuk Academy Award, dua Primetime Emmy Awards, dan dua Golden Globe Awards. Lahir di Memphis, Tennessee, dia belajar teater di Southern Methodist University sebelum pindah ke New York City untuk mengejar karir akting. Dia mendapatkan peran panggung kecil sebelum berperan dalam peran pertamanya di layar dalam Take Off (1971). Penampilan panggung Off-Broadway pertamanya adalah dalam produksi Vanities tahun 1976. Sepanjang tahun 1970-an dan awal 1980-an, ia terus tampil di layar dan di atas panggung, dan meraih nominasi Tony Award untuk Aktris Utama Terbaik dalam Drama pada tahun 1983 untuk penampilannya di 'night, Mother, dan memenangkan Obie Award pada tahun 1988 untuk penampilannya di Frankie dan Johnny di Clair de Lune. Penampilan Bates sebagai Annie Wilkes dalam film thriller psikologis yang menegangkan, Misery (1990), menandai terobosannya di Hollywood, memenangkannya Academy Award untuk Aktris Terbaik. Pujian lebih lanjut datang untuk peran utamanya dalam Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), dan peran pendukung dalam Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) dan Titanic (1997). Bates menerima nominasi Oscar berikutnya dalam kategori Aktris Pendukung Terbaik untuk karyanya dalam Warna Primer (1998), Tentang Schmidt (2002), dan Richard Jewell (2019). Karya televisi Bates telah menghasilkan 14 nominasi Emmy Award, termasuk dua untuk peran utamanya dalam serial NBC Harry's Law (2011-12). Dia memenangkan Penghargaan Primetime Emmy untuk Aktris Tamu Luar Biasa dalam Serial Komedi atas penampilannya di musim kesembilan Two and a Half Men (2012) dan Penghargaan Primetime Emmy untuk Aktris Pendukung Luar Biasa dalam Miniseri atau Film atas perannya sebagai Delphine LaLaurie pada musim ketiga American Horror Story (2013). Dia juga menerima penghargaan atas perannya sebagai Nona Hannigan dalam adaptasi televisi Annie tahun 1999. Penghargaan penyutradaraannya mencakup beberapa episode serial televisi HBO Six Feet Under (2001–03) dan film televisi Ambulance Girl (2005).

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 on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019). Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005).