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Her Broadway appearances include Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July and the Robert Altman-directed Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean opposite Karen Black and Cher. She moved to New York City in 1970 to pursue an acting career. She attended Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and graduated in 1969. Her great-great-grandfather was an immigrant from Ireland to New Orleans and served as President Andrew Jackson's doctor. Bates niece Linda Wehbi was her assistant for many years. Her sister Patricia Bates Smith lives in Florida and her other sister, Mary Bates Wehbi lives in Los Angeles. Bates is the youngest of three daughters.

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Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003, Bates has stated that she has made a full recovery.īates was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of three daughters of Bertye Kathleen (née Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer.

Her television work has resulted in seven Emmy Award nominations. 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. 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). Kathleen Doyle 'Kathy' Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director.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.

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