Kathy Bates

Q: Has Kathy Bates won any major awards?

Yes, Kathy Bates has won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in 'Misery'. She has also received multiple Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards throughout her career.

Q: What was Kathy Bates' first film?

Kathy Bates made her film debut in 1971 with 'Taking Off', directed by Milos Forman. This marked the beginning of her successful acting career.

Q: What is Kathy Bates' estimated net worth?

Kathy Bates' estimated net worth is around $20 million, reflecting her successful career in acting, directing, and producing.

Q: What is Kathy Bates known for in her acting style?

Kathy Bates is known for her powerful and emotional performances, often bringing depth to her characters. Her distinctive voice and ability to switch between drama and comedy are defining traits.

Q: What television shows has Kathy Bates appeared in?

Kathy Bates has appeared in several television shows, including 'American Horror Story', where she received critical acclaim for her performances, and 'Two and a Half Men'.

Q: Did Kathy Bates have any significant roles in the theater?

Yes, before her film career, Kathy Bates had a strong background in theater. She performed in numerous stage productions, enhancing her acting skills and reputation.

Q: What impact has Kathy Bates had on Hollywood?

Kathy Bates has made a significant impact on Hollywood by breaking stereotypes and portraying strong female characters. Her accolades and advocacy for various causes have inspired many in the industry.

Known for

Titanic (1997)

IMDb 7.9 / 10

1997 / Drama, Romance / 194 min

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her...

Misery (1990)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

1990 / Drama, Thriller / 107 min

Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine...

Name

Kathy Bates

Height

5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Born

28 June 1948, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Spouses

Tony Campisi (1991–1997)

Children

1, Patricia Bates

Parents

Langdon Doyle Bates, Bertye Kathleen

Estimated Net Worth

$20 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life CBS News celebrates the life and legacy of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, featuring interviews with Kathy Bates, Albert Brooks and...	Self	Not rated
2024	TV Matlock After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm...	Madeline 'Matty' Matlock	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2024	Movie The Great Lillian Hall Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a...	Edith Wilson	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2024	Movie A Family Affair The only thing worse than being the assistant to a high-maintenance movie star who doesn't take you seriously? Finding out...	Leila Ford	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2024	Movie Summer Camp Childhood best friends Nora, Ginny and Mary used to spend every summer at sleepaway camp together, and now, fifty years...	Ginny Moon	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2023	TV Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter THR’s famed Roundtables are reimagined for broadcast and offer a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of...	Self	TMDB 2.9 / 10
2023	Movie Titanic: Stories from the Heart James Cameron, Jon Landau, and Kate Winslet reflect on the making of Titanic, sharing unseen footage, behind-the-scenes insights, and memories...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2023	Movie The Miracle Club Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime...	Eileen Dunne	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	Movie Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the...	Sylvia Simon	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2022	TV The Jennifer Hudson Show Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2021	Movie Home An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.	Bernadette	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2019	Movie Richard Jewell Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe...	Bobi Jewell	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie The Highwaymen In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave...	Ma Ferguson	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie The Death & Life of John F. Donovan A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once...	Barbara Haggermaker	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2018	Movie On the Basis of Sex Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of...	Dorothy Kenyon	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2018	Movie Krystal A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just...	Vera	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2017	TV Disjointed Pot activist Ruth Whitefeather Feldman runs a medical marijuana dispensary while encouraging her loyal patients to chill out and enjoy...	Ruth	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2017	TV FEUD Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford...	Joan Blondell	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2016	Movie Bad Santa 2 Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off...	Sunny Soke	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2016	Movie Complete Unknown Tom’s birthday dinner party is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Alice, an old flame who changed her...	Nina	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2016	TV Chelsea It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate...	Self	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2016	Movie The Boss A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand...	Ida Marquette	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2015	Movie The Great Gilly Hopkins Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth...	Maime Trotter	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	TV Lip Sync Battle Each episode features two A-list celebrities like you've never seen them before - syncing their hearts out in hysterically epic...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	Movie Boychoir A troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the...	Headmistress	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	Movie Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk An interview with American playwright Ed Graczyk, regarding his play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy...	Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)	Not rated
2014	Movie Tammy For burger-joint employee Tammy, a bad day keeps getting worse. She wrecks her car, loses her job, and finds that...	Lenore	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2012	Movie Cadaver A cadaver wakes up to say a last goodbye to his wife, but discovers a truth in death that he...	Beth	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2012	Movie Reflections on Titanic An enthralling and fast-paced four-part documentary feature that covers the making of one of the last major Hollywood epics; Titanic....	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2011	TV American Horror Story An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum,...	Iris	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	TV American Horror Story An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum,...	Agnes Mary Winstead	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	TV American Horror Story An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum,...	Ethel Darling	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	TV American Horror Story An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum,...	Delphine LaLaurie	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	TV American Horror Story An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum,...	Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	Movie Midnight in Paris While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the...	Gertrude Stein	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2011	Movie You May Not Kiss the Bride Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a...	Bryan's Mother	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2011	Movie A Little Bit of Heaven A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in...	Beverly Corbett	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2011	TV Harry's Law Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm couldn't be any more different, but when they cross paths, they realize they're all looking for...	Harriet 'Harry' Korn	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2010	TV Mike & Molly A comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting.	Kay	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2010	Movie Valentine's Day Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.	Susan Milton	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2009	Movie The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. In the 1920's and 30's,...	Pancho Barnes (Voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2009	TV Alice Alice Hamilton, a fiercely independent twenty-something, watches as her lover Jack Chase is kidnapped and driven into darkness. Desperate to...	Queen of Hearts	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie The Blind Side The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round...	Miss Sue	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Chéri The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older...	Madame Peloux	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2009	Movie Personal Effects Walter is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world until his life is ripped apart by the brutal murder...	Gloria	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2008	Movie Revolutionary Road A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems...	Mrs. Helen Givings	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2008	Movie The Day the Earth Stood Still A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to...	Regina Jackson	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2008	Movie Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a...	Charlotte Cartwright	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2008	TV Stand Up to Cancer A biennial charitable telethon bringing together all the networks and the biggest stars in entertainment, for one night of music,...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	Movie The Golden Compass In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls...	Hester (voice)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2007	Movie P.S. I Love You A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and...	Patricia	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie Fred Claus Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his...	Mother Claus	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2007	Movie Bee Movie Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue...	Janet Benson (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie Christmas Is Here Again When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag, he crushes the holiday spirit- and over time, the world's children forget...	Miss Dowdy (voice)	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2007	TV The Big Bang Theory Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves...	Mrs. Fowler	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2007	Movie Guilty Hearts Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the infidelity, dishonesty and heartbreak...	The Judge	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2007	TV Chelsea Lately Comedian Chelsea Handler spoofs celebrities, TV, movies, news, while dishing out her personal views on current events with the help...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2006	Movie Charlotte's Web Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will...	Bitsy the Cow (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2006	Movie Bonneville Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden enlists her two best friends and sets off in a vintage...	Margene Cunningham	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2006	Movie Relative Strangers An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.	Agnes Menure	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2006	Movie Failure to Launch At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a...	Sue	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2005	Movie Rumor Has It... Sarah Huttinger learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" -- and that she...	Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2005	Movie Six Feet Under: In Memoriam A eulogy for the groundbreaking HBO series.	Herself	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2005	Movie Ambulance Girl The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical depression after becoming a paramedic.	Jane Stern	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2005	Movie Warm Springs Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods...	Helena Mahoney	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2005	TV The Office The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.	Jo Bennett	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2005	TV American Dad! The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and...	D.O. Rothy (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie Hansel and Gretel The classic story of a woodcutter's two lost children, who find a house in the forest made of sweets and...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2004	Movie The Bridge of San Luis Rey In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the...	The Marquesa	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2004	Movie The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	Movie Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy After a wild dream, Popeye, along with Bluto, Olive, Wimpy, and Swee'pea, takes to the seas to rescue his long-lost...	Siren / Sea Hag (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Little Black Book Determined to learn about her boyfriend's past relationships, Stacy -- who works for a talk show -- becomes a bona...	Kippie Kann	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2004	Movie Around the World in 80 Days A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can...	Queen Victoria	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2004	Movie Tupperware! The remarkable story of Earl Silas Tupper, an ambitious but reclusive small-town inventor, and Brownie Wise, the self-taught sales-woman who...	Narrator	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2003	TV Two and a Half Men A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his...	Charlie Harper	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2003	Movie Celebrity Naked Ambition Documentary looking at how nudity has been used in the movies, sometimes shrewdly and other times without thought.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	Movie Declaration of Independence Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	Movie Misery Loves Company A documentary presenting the behind the scenes of Rob Reiner's classic "Misery", with Reiner himself, Kathy Bates, James Caan, Frances...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2002	Movie Love Liza Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control...	Mary Ann Bankhead	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2002	Movie About Schmidt A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and...	Roberta Hertzel	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2002	Movie Unconditional Love After her husband leaves her, a woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox, she's...	Grace Beasley	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	Movie Dragonfly A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.	Mrs. Belmont	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2002	Movie Making Rat Race The making of the movie 'Rat Race'.	Herself	Not rated
2002	Movie My Sister's Keeper Two sisters take a journey of discovery and reconciliation based on the memoirs of Margaret Moorman. Christine has been diagnosed...	Christine Chapman	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2001	Movie Rat Race In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest...	The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	Movie American Outlaws When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge,...	Ma James	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2001	TV Six Feet Under When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral...	Bettina	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2000	Movie Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most...	Frances Marion (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	Movie Bruno The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community...	Mother Superior	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	Movie Annie Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly...	Miss Agatha Hannigan	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	Movie Baby Steps Baby Steps depicts the encounter of a single gay school teacher with a midwestern adoption agent.	Mrs. Mellon	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1998	Movie A Civil Action Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it...	Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1998	Movie Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes An original documentary exploring one of America's most beloved films. Take a journey with director Jon Avnet, actresses Kathy Bates,...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1998	Movie The Waterboy Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him...	Mama Boucher	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1998	Movie The Effects of Magic A magician, aided by his talking magic bunny, joins forces with his previously estranged magician father, and together they fight...	Raphaella, the Magic Bunny	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1998	Movie Titanic: Breaking New Ground This documentary narrated by Peter Coyote, shows the making of the Oscar-winning movie by James Cameron.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1998	Movie Primary Colors In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young...	Libby Holden	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1998	Movie Swept from the Sea The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy...	Miss Swaffer	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	Movie Titanic 101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards...	Molly Brown	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	Movie Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1997	TV King of the Hill Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident...	Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	Movie The War at Home Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that...	Maurine Collier	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	Movie Diabolique The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him....	Det. Shirley Vogel	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1996	Movie The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	Movie The Late Shift David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."	Helen Kushnick	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	TV 3rd Rock from the Sun The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet --...	Charlotte Everly	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1995	Movie The West Side Waltz Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making...	Mr. Goo	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1995	TV MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on...	Stuart's Grandma	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	Movie Angus Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa...	Meg Bethune	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1995	Movie Talking With Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of characters snake handler,...	Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")	Not rated
1995	Movie Dolores Claiborne Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she...	Dolores Claiborne	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	Movie Curse of the Starving Class Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies....	Ella Tate	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1994	TV Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1994	Movie North Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the...	Alaskan Mom	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1994	TV The Stand After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led...	Rae Flowers (uncredited)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1993	Movie A Home of Our Own In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true:...	Frances Lacey	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1993	Movie Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features...	Lunar Mom	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1992	Movie Used People At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her...	Bibby Berman	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1992	Movie Hostages True account of the six men held hostage by religious extremists in Beirut during the Reagan-Bush era.	Peggy Say	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1992	Movie Prelude to a Kiss A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship,...	Leah Blier	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1992	TV Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved children's stories in this superb Emmy-nominated collection...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1991	Movie Fried Green Tomatoes Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie...	Evelyn Couch	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1991	Movie At Play in the Fields of the Lord Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their...	Hazel Quarrier	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1991	Movie Shadows and Fog With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching...	Prostitute	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1991	Movie The Road to Mecca An eldery lady, living in (litterally) the middle if nowhere, and fed up with small minded apartheid ideology starts escaping...	Elsa Barlow	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1990	Movie Misery After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her...	Annie Wilkes	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1990	Movie White Palace Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora...	Rosemary	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1990	Movie Dick Tracy The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying...	Mrs. Green	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1990	Movie Men Don't Leave A widowed mother and her two sons move to Baltimore and struggle to adjust to urban life, encountering numerous eccentric...	Lisa Coleman	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1989	Movie No Place Like Home A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is...	Bonnie Cooper	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1989	Movie High Stakes A New York hooker tries to keep her daughter out of the clutches of the mobsters she works for.	Jill	TMDB 3.4 / 10
1989	Movie Roe vs. Wade Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child....	Jessie	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1989	Movie Signs of Life The closing of a small shipbuilder in New England places stresses on the people involved.	Mary Beth Alder	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1988	TV American Experience TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1988	TV American Experience TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world...	Narrator	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1988	Movie Arthur 2: On the Rocks Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their...	Mrs. Canby	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1988	TV China Beach Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1987	Movie My Best Friend Is a Vampire Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see...	Helen Blake	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1987	Movie Summer Heat The young wife of a tobacco farmer falls in love with their handsome hired hand.	Ruth	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1987	TV Murder Ordained Murder Ordained is a television miniseries which originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy...	Bobbi Birk	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1987	Movie Murder Ordained This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a...	Bobbi Birk	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1986	Movie The Morning After Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the...	Woman on Mateo Street	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	TV L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986,...	Charlotte Haley	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	Movie Johnny Bull An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the late 1950's....	Katherine Kovacs	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1983	Movie Two of a Kind God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over....	Furniture Man's Wife	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1982	Movie Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean On the 20th anniversary of his death, the members of a James Dean fan club gather at a five-and-dime for...	Stella Mae	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1982	TV St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May...	Polly Miller	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1982	TV Cagney & Lacey Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1978	Movie Straight Time After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the...	Selma Darin	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1977	TV The Love Boat Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their...	Sally Allison	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1971	Movie Taking Off Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and...	Audition Singer	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1951	TV Hallmark Hall of Fame Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,...	Christine Chapman	TMDB 8.8 / 10
1949	TV The Emmy Awards An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Audience Member	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Nominee	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Winner	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Nominee / Presenter	TMDB 6.9 / 10
TBA	Movie The Smack Rowan Petty, a down-on-his-luck con man who gets an opportunity to make a real score. He teams up with Jade,...	Babs	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	TV Matlock After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2024	Movie The Great Lillian Hall Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2005	Movie Ambulance Girl The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical depression after becoming a paramedic.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2003	Movie Fargo Marge Gunderson, the still pregnant police chief of Brainerd, Minnesota, investigates the murder of a town pharmacist, shot in a...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2002	TV Everwood After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2001	TV Six Feet Under When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1999	Movie Dash and Lilly Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood....	Director Directing	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1997	TV Oz The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups -...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1995	Movie Talking With Adapted from the group of stage monologues by the pseudononymous "Jane Martin," this is a series of characters snake handler,...	Director Directing	Not rated
1993	TV NYPD Blue Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan....	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1993	TV Homicide: Life on the Street An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.	Director Directing	TMDB 8.1 / 10

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Titanic (1997)

Misery (1990)

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