• Name: Kathy Bates
  
• Birth Name: Kathleen Doyle-Bates
  
• Height: 5' 3"
  
• Sex: F
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: June 28, 1948
  
• Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  
• Profession: actress, director
  
• Education: White Station High in Memphis, TN
  
•   : Southern Methodist University (majored in Theatre)
  
• Husband/Wife: Tony Campisi (actor; married in April 1991; divorced in 1997)
  
• Relationship: Bernard Hill (actor)
  
• Father: Langdon Doyle Bates (mechanical engineer)
  
• Mother: Bertye Kathleen Bates (died on February 15, 1997)
  
• Sister: Mary and Patricia Bates (both are older)
  

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• "The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy."

• Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress, ABOUT SCHMIDT (2003)
• National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress, ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002)
• American Comedy Awards: Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication, ANNIE (2000)
• American Comedy Awards: Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, PRIMARY COLORS (1999)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy, THE WATERBOY (1999)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama, PRIMARY COLORS (1999)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress, PRIMARY COLORS (1999)
• Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress, PRIMARY COLORS (1999)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama, TITANIC (1998)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Best Supporting Actress, PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
• San Diego Film Critics Society Awards: Best Supporting Actress, PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, PRIMARY COLORS (1998)
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, THE LATE SHIFT (1997)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries, THE LATE SHIFT (1997)
• American Comedy Awards: Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication, THE LATE SHIFT (1997)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role Television Series, THE LATE SHIFT (1996)
• Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, MISERY (1991)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role-Drama, MISERY (1990)
• Academy Awards: Best Actress, MISERY (1990)

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