Kathy Bates

Actor and director. Born 28 June 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Titles on Fi1m16 acting · 4 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 16 titles

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

28 June 1948, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Alan Taylor, Mary Harron, Adam Bernstein, Barbara Kopple, Bonnie Mark, Clark Johnson, Darnell Martin, David Mills

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

64Fi1m

60Critics

We rate Kathy’s work 4 points above the press, across 14 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 796

Under 607

Of 16 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 3 of 12 billed first or second
Reviewed: 14 films, 2 series
Screen time: 28 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $4.2bn across 13 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1982–present

Genres

Drama10
Comedy8
Adventure3
Romance3
Thriller3
Crime2

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestTitanic1997

38WorstTammy2014

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

31970s

191980s

391990s

442000s

212010s

72020s

Directors most worked with

Alan Taylor3 titles

Mary Harron3 titles

Adam Bernstein2 titles

Barbara Kopple2 titles

Clark Johnson2 titles

Darnell Martin2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Kate Winslet2 titles