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Also Known As	Kathleen Doyle Bates
Born	June 28, 1948 (age 76) • Memphis • Tennessee
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award (2014) • Emmy Award (2012) • Academy Award (1991) • Academy Award (1991): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (2014): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie • Emmy Award (2012): Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series • Golden Globe Award (1997): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television • Golden Globe Award (1991): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Married To	Tony Campisi (1991–1997)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"You May Not Kiss the Bride" (2011) • "King of the Hill" (2001) • "The War at Home" (1996) • "Around the World in 80 Days" (2004) • "The Blind Side" (2009) • "Diabolique" (1996) • "Valentine's Day" (2010) • "Unconditional Love" (2002) • "The Doctors" (1963) • "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1999) • "Titanic" (1997) • "Six Feet Under" (2003–2005) • "Dolores Claiborne" (1995) • "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008) • "Adventures from the Book of Virtues" (1997) • "Guilty Hearts" (2006) • "Midnight in Paris" (2011) • "The Road to Mecca" (1991) • "Cagney & Lacey" (1986) • "Men Don't Leave" (1990) • "Boychoir" (2014) • "Bee Movie" (2007) • "Dragonfly" (2002) • "The Golden Compass" (2007) • "Personal Effects" (2009) • "Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" (1982) • "Straight Time" (1978) • "One Life to Live" (1984) • "MADtv" (2000) • "Krystal" (2017) • "A Little Bit of Heaven" (2011) • "Used People" (1992) • "Misery" (1990) • "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" (2004) • "The Boss" (2016) • "Shadows and Fog" (1991) • "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan" (2018) • "The Waterboy" (1998) • "Fred Claus" (2007) • "A Home of Our Own" (1993) • "Taking Off" (1971) • "Prelude to a Kiss" (1992) • "Dick Tracy" (1990) • "Great Performances" (1995) • "Summer Heat" (1987) • "Little Black Book" (2004) • "Charlotte's Web" (2006) • "American Outlaws" (2001) • "Complete Unknown" (2016) • "China Beach" (1989) • "American Experience" (1993–2004) • "Chéri" (2009) • "Failure to Launch" (2006) • "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991) • "The Great Gilly Hopkins" (2015) • "Swept from the Sea" (1997) • "St. Elsewhere" (1986–1987) • "Bad Santa 2" (2016) • "Richard Jewell" (2019) • "Two of a Kind" (1983) • "My Best Friend Is a Vampire" (1987) • "The Highwaymen" (2019) • "Bruno" (2000) • "L.A. Law" (1989) • "The Big Bang Theory" (2018) • "Revolutionary Road" (2008) • "Curse of the Starving Class" (1994) • "All My Children" (1970) • "Harry's Law" (2011–2012) • "Omoide no Mânî" (2014) • "Primary Colors" (1998) • "High Stakes" (1989) • "The Love Boat" (1978) • "P.S. I Love You" (2007) • "Bonneville" (2006) • "American Horror Story" (2013–2018) • "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" (1991) • "Have Mercy" (2006) • "Disjointed" (2017–2018) • "Tammy" (2014) • "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" (1988) • "The Morning After" (1986) • "Love Liza" (2002) • "Angus" (1995) • "North" (1994) • "The Effects of Magic" (1998) • "Relative Strangers" (2006) • "Feud" (2017) • "Mike & Molly" (2014–2015) • "White Palace" (1990) • "Two and a Half Men" (2012) • "The Wonderful World of Disney" (1999) • "American Dad!" (2015) • "On the Basis of Sex" (2018) • "The Office" (2010–2011) • "Alice" (2009) • "Signs of Life" (1989) • "About Schmidt" (2002) • "The Family That Preys" (2008)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"NYPD Blue" (1997) • "Six Feet Under" (2001–2003) • "Have Mercy" (2006) • "Everwood" (2002) • "Oz" (1998) • "Great Performances" (1995) • "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1996)