Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

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Kathy Bates

June 28

Memphis, Tennessee

Award-winning actress Kathy Bates can currently be seen on the popular FX anthology series American Horror Story. She won her second Emmy for her role as Madame Delphine LaLaurie in the third season, American Horror Story: Coven, and then appeared as Ethel Darling in American Horror Story: Freak Show. 

Bates won her first Emmy for a 2012 guest appearance on Two and a Half Men. She also starred as Harry on critically-acclaimed NBC drama Harry's Law. Six Feet Under fans recognize the esteemed thesp as recurring character Bettina on that program.

Bates won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her performance as Annie Wilkes in the feature film Misery and played the role of the Queen of Hearts in Syfy miniseries Alice.

She appeared in such other features as Fried Green Tomatoes, Titanic, Primary Colors, About Schmidt, The Waterboy, The Blind Side and Midnight in Paris and guest-starred on several television programs.

14 Nominations
2 Emmys
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie - 2016
Kathy Bates, as Iris
FX Networks
20th Century Fox Television, FX Productions
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or A Movie - 2015
Kathy Bates, as Ethel Darling
FX Networks
20th Century Fox Television
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie - 2014
Kathy Bates, as Madame Delphine LaLaurie
FX Networks
20th Century Fox Television
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2012
Kathy Bates, as Harriet Korn
NBC
Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series - 2012
Kathy Bates, as Charlie Harper
CBS
Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2011
Kathy Bates, as Harriet Harry" Korn"
NBC
Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie - 2010
Kathy Bates, as Queen of Hearts
Syfy
A Reunion Pictures and Studio Eight Production in association with RHI Entertainment
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