Kathy Bates - Milestones

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• 2004: Starred with Brittany Murphy in the romantic comedy "Little Black Book"
• 2004: Played Queen Victoria in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days" based on the classical novel by Jules Verne
• 2003: Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in "Six Feet Under"
• 2002: Had a bravura turn as Roberta, the future in-law to Jack Nicholson's Warren Schmidt in "About Schmidt"; received nominations for a Golden Globe, a SAG and an Oscar for her supporting role performance
• 2002: Played a fan who helps the male lover of a murdered pop star investigate the killing in "Who Shot Victor Fox?"
• 2002: Co-starred in the television feature "My Sister's Keeper"; received a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
• 2002: Had co-starring role in "Dragonfly"
• 2001: Made uncredited cameo appearance as a squirrel seller in the comedy "Rat Race"
• 2001: Directed episodes of "Six Feet Under"
• 2001: Portrayed the mother of the James brothers in the revisionist Western "American Outlaws"
• 1999: Starred as Miss Hannigan in the ABC TV production of "Annie"; received Emmy nomination
• 1999: Helmed the TV-movie "Dash & Lilly" (A&E), about Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman; received Emmy nomination
• 1998: Directed an episode of the HBO series "Oz"
• 1998: Delivered a scene-stealing supporting turn as a political consultant in "Primary Colors"
• 1998: Portrayed Adam Sandler's mother in the suprise hit "The Waterboy"
• 1998: Made uncredited appearance as a judge in "A Civil Action"
• 1997: Portrayed Molly Brown in James Cameron's blockbuster "Titanic"
• 1997: Directed the failed pilot "Fargo"
• 1996: Cast as the tenacious police woman investigating the disappearance of the school's headmaster in the remake of "Diabolique"
• 1996: Helmed episodes of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "NYPD Blue"
• 1996: Portrayed manager Helen Kushnik in the HBO movie "The Late Shift"
• 1995: Starred as the title character, a woman accused of murder, in the feature adaptation of Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne"
• 1995: TV directorial debut, the PBS production "Talking With"; also acted in one segment
• 1994: Made uncredited appearance in the ABC miniseries "Stephen King's The Stand"
• 1992: Played supporting role in "Prelude to a Kiss"
• 1991: Co-starred in "Fried Green Tomatoes"
• 1990: Breakthrough screen performance, "Misery"; received Best Actress Academy Award
• 1988: Appeared in a two-part episode of the ABC drama "China Beach"
• 1988: Replaced Amy Irving in the Off-Broadway production of Athol Fugard's play "The Road to Mecca"; reprised role in 1981 feature version
• 1987: Starred Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles (1988) in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" in a role written for her by playwright Terrence McNally
• 1987: Had supporting role in the CBS miniseries "Murder Ordained"
• 1986: TV-movie debut, "Johnny Bull" (ABC)
• 1984: Played Belle, the cellmate of Erica Kane, on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children"
• 1983: Starred on Broadway in "'night Mother"; received Tony nomination for her portrayal of a depressed woman bent on suicide
• 1982: Originated role of Stella May in short-lived Broadway production of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean", staged by Robert Altman; reprised part in Altman's film version
• 1981: Relocated to L.A.
• 1981: Appeared in the Actors Theatre of Louisville production of "Extremities"
• 1980: Broadway debut in support of Jane Alexander in the short-lived production "Goodbye Fidel"
• From 1978 to 1979: Was a member of the company of the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Kentucky); appeared in Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart"
• 1977: Reprised her stage role in L.A. production of "Vanities"
• 1977: Made TV debut on an episode of "The Love Boat"
• 1976: Off-Broadway debut as Joanne, one of the Texas Southern belles. in the three-character drama "Vanities"
• 1973: Stage debut as a duck in "Virginia Folk Tales" at Wayside Children's Theatre in Middletown, Virginia
• 1971: Feature film debut in bit role as a singer auditioning in Milos Forman's "Taking Off"; also wrote song "And Even Horses Had Wings" she performed in film; credited as Bobo Bates
• 1970: Moved to NYC to pursue career
• Acted on stage in "The Art of Dining"
• Will star opposite Danny DeVito and Ron Livingston in the indie "Relative Strangers" (lensed 2004)
• Cast in Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It" with Kevin Costner and Jennifer Aniston (lensed 2004)
• Will voice Bitsy in the animated feature "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White (lensed 2005)
• Raised in Memphis, Tennessee
• Joined Malcolm McDowell and Jennifer Jason Leigh in the British satire "Funny Farm," set in a celebrity drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility (lensed 2005)