Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Filmography

As Cast

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life (2025)
as Self
Summer Camp (2024)
as Ginny Moon
A Family Affair (2024)
as Leila Ford
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
as Edith Wilson
Matlock (2024)
as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
Titanic: Stories from the Heart (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
as Sylvia Simon
The Miracle Club (2023)
as Eileen Dunne
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
as Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Home (2021)
as Bernadette
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
as Barbara Haggermaker
The Highwaymen (2019)
as Ma Ferguson
Richard Jewell (2019)
as Bobi Jewell
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self
Krystal (2018)
as Vera
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
as Dorothy Kenyon
Disjointed (2017)
as Ruth
FEUD (2017)
as Joan Blondell
The Boss (2016)
as Ida Marquette
Complete Unknown (2016)
as Nina
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
as Sunny Soke
Chelsea (2016)
as Self
Boychoir (2015)
as Headmistress
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
as Maime Trotter
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self - Guest
Tammy (2014)
as Lenore
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk (2014)
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
as Self
Cadaver (2012)
as Beth
Reflections on Titanic (2012)
as Self
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
as Beverly Corbett
You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
as Bryan's Mother
Midnight in Paris (2011)
as Gertrude Stein
Harry's Law (2011)
as Harriet 'Harry' Korn
American Horror Story (2011)
as Delphine LaLaurie
American Horror Story (2011)
as Ethel Darling
American Horror Story (2011)
as Iris
American Horror Story (2011)
as Agnes Mary Winstead
American Horror Story (2011)
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
Valentine's Day (2010)
as Susan
Mike & Molly (2010)
as Kay
The Blind Side (2009)
as Miss Sue
Chéri (2009)
as Madame Peloux
Personal Effects (2009)
as Gloria
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009)
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
Alice (2009)
as Queen of Hearts
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
as Self - Guest
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
as Regina Jackson
Revolutionary Road (2008)
as Mrs. Helen Givings
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
as Charlotte Cartwright
Stand Up to Cancer (2008)
as Self
Fred Claus (2007)
as Mother Claus
Bee Movie (2007)
as Janet Benson (voice)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
as Patricia
Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
as Miss Dowdy (voice)
Guilty Hearts (2007)
as The Judge
The Golden Compass (2007)
as Hester (voice)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
as Mrs. Fowler
Chelsea Lately (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Sue
Charlotte's Web (2006)
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Relative Strangers (2006)
as Agnes Menure
Bonneville (2006)
as Margene Cunningham
Ambulance Girl (2005)
as Jane Stern
Rumor Has It... (2005)
as Aunt Mitsy
Hansel and Gretel (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Warm Springs (2005)
as Helena Mahoney
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam (2005)
as Herself
The Office (2005)
as Jo Bennett
American Dad! (2005)
as D.O. Rothy (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
as Queen Victoria
Little Black Book (2004)
as Kippie Kann
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
as The Marquesa
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004)
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Tupperware! (2004)
as Narrator
Misery Loves Company (2003)
as Self
Declaration of Independence (2003)
as Self
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Two and a Half Men (2003)
as Charlie Harper
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Guest
Dragonfly (2002)
as Mrs. Belmont
About Schmidt (2002)
as Roberta Hertzel
My Sister's Keeper (2002)
as Christine Chapman
Love Liza (2002)
as Mary Ann Bankhead
Unconditional Love (2002)
as Grace Beasley
Making Rat Race (2002)
as Herself
American Outlaws (2001)
as Ma James
Rat Race (2001)
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
Six Feet Under (2001)
as Bettina
Bruno (2000)
as Mother Superior
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
as Frances Marion (voice)
Annie (1999)
as Miss Agatha Hannigan
Baby Steps (1999)
as Mrs. Mellon
Swept from the Sea (1998)
as Miss Swaffer
The Waterboy (1998)
as Mama Boucher
Primary Colors (1998)
as Libby Holden
A Civil Action (1998)
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
The Effects of Magic (1998)
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998)
as Self
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998)
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
as Self
Titanic (1997)
as Molly Brown
The View (1997)
as Self
King of the Hill (1997)
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
Diabolique (1996)
as Det. Shirley Vogel
The Late Shift (1996)
as Helen Kushnick
The War at Home (1996)
as Maurine Collier
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
as Charlotte Everly
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
as Dolores Claiborne
Angus (1995)
as Meg Bethune
Talking With (1995)
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
The West Side Waltz (1995)
as Mr. Goo
MADtv (1995)
as Stuart's Grandma
North (1994)
as Alaskan Mom
Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
as Ella Tate
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
as Self
The Stand (1994)
as Rae Flowers (uncredited)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
as Lunar Mom
A Home of Our Own (1993)
as Frances Lacey
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
as Leah Blier
Used People (1992)
as Bibby Berman
Hostages (1992)
as Peggy Say
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
as Evelyn Couch
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
as Hazel Quarrier
Shadows and Fog (1991)
as Prostitute
The Road to Mecca (1991)
as Elsa Barlow
Misery (1990)
as Annie Wilkes
White Palace (1990)
as Rosemary
Men Don't Leave (1990)
as Lisa Coleman
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Mrs. Green
No Place Like Home (1989)
as Bonnie Cooper
High Stakes (1989)
as Jill
Roe vs. Wade (1989)
as Jessie
Signs of Life (1989)
as Mary Beth Alder
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
as Mrs. Canby
China Beach (1988)
American Experience (1988)
as Narrator (voice)
American Experience (1988)
as Narrator
Summer Heat (1987)
as Ruth
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
as Helen Blake
Murder Ordained (1987)
as Bobbi Birk
Murder Ordained (1987)
as Bobbi Birk
The Morning After (1986)
as Woman on Mateo Street
Johnny Bull (1986)
as Katherine Kovacs
L.A. Law (1986)
as Charlotte Haley
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Furniture Man's Wife
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
as Stella Mae
St. Elsewhere (1982)
as Polly Miller
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
American Playhouse (1982)
as Mary Beth Alder
Straight Time (1978)
as Selma Darin
The Love Boat (1977)
as Sally Allison
Taking Off (1971)
as Audition Singer
Great Performances (1971)
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
as Self
The Oscars (1953)
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
as Christine Chapman
The Emmy Awards (1949)
as Self
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Winner
The Smack
as Babs

As Crew

The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
Executive Producer
Matlock (2024)
Executive Producer
Ambulance Girl (2005)
Director
Fargo (2003)
Director
Everwood (2002)
Director
Six Feet Under (2001)
Director
Dash and Lilly (1999)
Director
Oz (1997)
Director
Talking With (1995)
Director
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Director
NYPD Blue (1993)
Director