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Kathy Bates

1948 - Today

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Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. Her work spans over five decades, and her accolades include an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Bates studied theater at Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on-screen role in Taking Off (1971). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kathy Bates is the 389th most popular actor (down from 273rd in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from United States (down from 508th in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Actor.

Kathy Bates is most famous for her role as Annie Wilkes in the 1990 horror film Misery.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kathy Bates ranks 389 out of 13,578. Before her are Ray Liotta, Vittorio Gassman, Sammo Hung, Jason Robards, Liv Ullmann, and Marisa Paredes. After her are Anna Karina, Tim Curry, Charles Dance, George Lazenby, Lana Turner, and Jonathan Pryce.

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Among people born in 1948, Kathy Bates ranks 46. Before her are Elizabeth Blackburn, Alice Cooper, Donna Summer, Robert Plant, John Carpenter, and Mikhail Baryshnikov. After her are Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Frank Abagnale, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, John Bonham, Louis Raphaël I Sako, and István Sándorfi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathy Bates ranks 847 out of 20,380. Before her are Jason Robards (1922), Theodore Maiman (1927), Linda Lovelace (1949), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), and Thomas Burke (1875). After her are Harvey J. Alter (1935), Willard Libby (1908), Lawrence Kohlberg (1927), Laura Bush (1946), Monica Lewinsky (1973), and Isaac Singer (1811).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kathy Bates ranks 204. Before her are Brandon Lee (1965), Danny Glover (1946), Joan Crawford (1904), G. W. Bailey (1944), Ray Liotta (1954), and Jason Robards (1922). After her are Lana Turner (1921), Ellen Burstyn (1932), Richard Dean Anderson (1950), Tim Robbins (1958), Bill Murray (1950), and Don Johnson (1949).

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