Biography
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates Bates was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Bertye Kathleen (nee Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer. Her great-great-grandfather was an immigrant from Ireland to New Orleans and served as President Andrew Jackson's doctor. She has two older sisters, Mary and Patricia. Bates graduated from White Station High School in Memphis. She attended Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and graduated in 1969. She moved to New York City in 1970 in order to pursue an acting career.
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2012 Titanic 3D Drama, Romance
2009 Revolutionary Road Drama, Romance
2009 Cheri Drama, Romance
2008 P.S. I Love You Romance
2007 Charlotte's Web Family, Fantasy
2003 About Schmidt Drama
2002 Dragonfly Drama, Thriller
1997 Titanic (1997) Drama, Romance