Kathy Bates: movies and TV shows
Kathy Bates has 183 credits in the archive: 122 films and 61 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 2011 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2024 | Matlock | Madeline 'Matty' Matlock | TV | 7.1 | 76 |
| 2024 | Matlock | TV | 7.1 | 76 | |
| 2024 | A Family Affair | Leila Ford | Film | 5.7 | 76 |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | Edith Wilson | Film | 7.1 | 76 |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | Film | 7.1 | 76 | |
| 2024 | Summer Camp | Ginny Moon | Film | 5.3 | 76 |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 2.9 | 75 |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Sylvia Simon | Film | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Eileen Dunne | Film | 6.3 | 75 |
| 2023 | Titanic: Stories from the Heart | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 74 |
| 2021 | Home | Bernadette | Film | 6.7 | 73 |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 73 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 71 |
| 2019 | Richard Jewell | Bobi Jewell | Film | 7.4 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | Ma Ferguson | Film | 6.8 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Barbara Haggermaker | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Dorothy Kenyon | Film | 7.3 | 70 |
| 2018 | Krystal | Vera | Film | 5.1 | 70 |
| 2017 | FEUD | Joan Blondell | TV | 7.6 | 69 |
| 2017 | Disjointed | Ruth | TV | 6.3 | 69 |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self | TV | 5.1 | 68 |
| 2016 | The Boss | Ida Marquette | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 2016 | Complete Unknown | Nina | Film | 5.1 | 68 |
| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 | Sunny Soke | Film | 5.4 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle | Self | TV | 6.4 | 67 |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Maime Trotter | Film | 6.6 | 67 |
| 2015 | Boychoir | Headmistress | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 66 |
| 2014 | Tammy | Lenore | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2014 | Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk | Self – Stella Mae (archive footage) | Film | — | 66 |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Self | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 2012 | Cadaver | Beth | Film | 3.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Delphine LaLaurie | TV | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Ethel Darling | TV | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Iris | TV | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Agnes Mary Winstead | TV | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie | TV | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Harriet 'Harry' Korn | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Gertrude Stein | Film | 7.5 | 63 |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Beverly Corbett | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 2011 | You May Not Kiss the Bride | Bryan's Mother | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 2010 | Mike & Molly | Kay | TV | 6.7 | 62 |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Susan | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | Miss Sue | Film | 7.7 | 61 |
| 2009 | Chéri | Madame Peloux | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2009 | Alice | Queen of Hearts | TV | 6.7 | 61 |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Gloria | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club | Pancho Barnes (Voice) | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Regina Jackson | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Mrs. Helen Givings | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2008 | Stand Up to Cancer | Self | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 2008 | Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Charlotte Cartwright | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Fowler | TV | 7.9 | 59 |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Janet Benson (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Hester (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Patricia | Film | 7.2 | 59 |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Mother Claus | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again | Miss Dowdy (voice) | Film | 4.3 | 59 |
| 2007 | Guilty Hearts | The Judge | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Sue | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Bitsy the Cow (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Margene Cunningham | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Agnes Menure | Film | 5.3 | 58 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | D.O. Rothy (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2005 | The Office | Jo Bennett | TV | 8.6 | 57 |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It... | Aunt Mitsy (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Helena Mahoney | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 2005 | Hansel and Gretel | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl | Jane Stern | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl | Film | 5.6 | 57 | |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under: In Memoriam | Herself | Film | 8.7 | 57 |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Queen Victoria | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy | Siren / Sea Hag (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 2004 | Little Black Book | Kippie Kann | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Tupperware! | Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Marquesa | Film | 5.2 | 56 |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 55 |
| 2003 | Celebrity Naked Ambition | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2003 | Fargo | Film | 8.3 | 55 | |
| 2003 | Misery Loves Company | Self | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2003 | Declaration of Independence | Self | Film | 7.7 | 55 |
| 2002 | Everwood | TV | 7.6 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Mrs. Belmont | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Roberta Hertzel | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love | Grace Beasley | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2002 | Making Rat Race | Herself | Film | — | 54 |
| 2002 | My Sister's Keeper | Christine Chapman | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2002 | Love Liza | Mary Ann Bankhead | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Bettina | TV | 8.1 | 53 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | TV | 8.1 | 53 | |
| 2001 | Rat Race | The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2001 | American Outlaws | Ma James | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | Bruno | Mother Superior | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 2000 | Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Frances Marion (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1999 | Dash and Lilly | Film | 8.7 | 51 | |
| 1999 | Annie | Miss Agatha Hannigan | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1999 | Baby Steps | Mrs. Mellon | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Mama Boucher | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Libby Holden | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1998 | Swept from the Sea | Miss Swaffer | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | Raphaella, the Magic Bunny | Film | 4.5 | 50 |
| 1998 | Titanic: Breaking New Ground | Self | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1998 | Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes | Self | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 49 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 49 |
| 1997 | Titanic | Molly Brown | Film | 7.9 | 49 |
| 1997 | Oz | TV | 8.0 | 49 | |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life | Self | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Charlotte Everly | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1996 | Diabolique | Det. Shirley Vogel | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1996 | The Late Shift | Helen Kushnick | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1996 | The War at Home | Maurine Collier | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne | Dolores Claiborne | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1995 | MADtv | Stuart's Grandma | TV | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1995 | The West Side Waltz | Mr. Goo | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1995 | Angus | Meg Bethune | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1995 | Talking With | Big Eight (segment "Rodeo") | Film | — | 47 |
| 1995 | Talking With | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1994 | The Stand | Rae Flowers (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1994 | North | Alaskan Mom | Film | 5.1 | 46 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Ella Tate | Film | 4.6 | 46 |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | TV | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | TV | 8.1 | 45 | |
| 1993 | A Home of Our Own | Frances Lacey | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Lunar Mom | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator (voice) | TV | 9.5 | 44 |
| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss | Leah Blier | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1992 | Used People | Bibby Berman | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1992 | Hostages | Peggy Say | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Evelyn Couch | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Prostitute | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1991 | The Road to Mecca | Elsa Barlow | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Hazel Quarrier | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1990 | Misery | Annie Wilkes | Film | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Mrs. Green | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1990 | White Palace | Rosemary | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1990 | Men Don't Leave | Lisa Coleman | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1989 | Roe vs. Wade | Jessie | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1989 | Signs of Life | Mary Beth Alder | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1989 | No Place Like Home | Bonnie Cooper | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1989 | High Stakes | Jill | Film | 3.4 | 41 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator | TV | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1988 | China Beach | TV | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Mrs. Canby | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained | Bobbi Birk | TV | 5.1 | 39 |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained | Bobbi Birk | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Ruth | Film | 4.6 | 39 |
| 1987 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Helen Blake | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Charlotte Haley | TV | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1986 | The Morning After | Woman on Mateo Street | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | Johnny Bull | Katherine Kovacs | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind | Furniture Man's Wife | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Polly Miller | TV | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Mary Beth Alder | TV | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | TV | 6.9 | 34 | |
| 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Stella Mae | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Selma Darin | Film | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Sally Allison | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1971 | Taking Off | Audition Singer | Film | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 14 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 5 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Christine Chapman | TV | 8.8 | 3 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 1 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | TV | 7.1 | 3 |
| The Smack | Babs | Film | — | — |