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Kathy Bates (I)
Actress, Producer, Director
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American Horror Story (2026)
(TV Series) - Madame Delphine LaLaurie / Ethel Darling / Iris / Ms. Miriam Mead / Thomasin 'The Butcher' White / Agnes Mary Winstead (1 episode, 2026) |
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Matlock (2026)
(TV Series) - Madeline Matlock (8 episodes, 2026), Executive Producer (5 episodes, 2026) |
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Relative Strangers (2006)
Agnes Menure, Performer: "Agnes Menure Lullaby", "Can't Tell The Difference" |
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Unconditional Love (2002)
Grace Beasley, Performer: "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Can't Smile Without You" |
$489K
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The War at Home (1996)
Maurine Collier, Performer: "We Gather Together", "The Old Rugged Cross", "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder" |
$15K
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Taking Off (1971)
Audition Singer (as Bobo Bates), Performer: "And Even The Horses Had Wings", Writer: "And Even The Horses Had Wings" (as Bobo Bates) |
| Past Television (47 titles) | Episodes |
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Matlock (2024–2025)
(TV Series) - Madeline Matlock (27 episodes, 2024), Executive Producer (27 episodes, 2024), Performer: "Piece Of My Heart" (1 episode, 2025) |
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American Horror Story (2013–2018)
(TV Series) - Madame Delphine LaLaurie / Ethel Darling / Iris / Ms. Miriam Mead / Thomasin 'The Butcher' White / Agnes Mary Winstead (58 episodes, 2013), Performer: "Dixie" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2013) |
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Disjointed (2017–2018)
(TV Series) - Ruth Whitefeather Feldman (20 episodes, 2017), Performer: "For As Long As We Can" (1 episode, 2018), Performer: "Hava Nagila" (1 episode, 2017), Performer: "We Are Doomed" (1 episode, 2017), Performer: "Good Morning Starshine" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017)
Main Street, USA (Jan
12,
2018)
Season 1,
Episode 20
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Ruth Whitefeather Feldman,
Performer: "For As Long As We Can"
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Feud (2017)
(TV Series) - Joan Blondell (5 episodes, 2017)
You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends? (Apr
23,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 8
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Joan Blondell
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Harry's Law (2011–2012)
(TV Series) - Harriet Korn (34 episodes, 2011), Performer: "Take Me Home" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012)
Onward and Upward (May
27,
2012)
Season 2,
Episode 22
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Harriet Korn,
Performer: "Take Me Home" (uncredited)
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Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
(TV Series) - Bettina (10 episodes, 2003), Director (5 episodes, 2001), Performer: "Calling All Angels" (1 episode, 2005) |
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Annie (1999)
(TV Movie) - Miss Agatha Hannigan, Performer: "Little Girls", "Little Girls (Reprise #1)", "Easy Street", "Little Girls (Reprise #2)", "Easy Street (Reprise)" |
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Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1997)
(TV Series) - The Girls' Mother (voice) (1 episode, 1997) |
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The Love Boat (1978)
(TV Series) - Sally Allison (1 episode, 1978)
Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/Cinderella Story (Jan
7,
1978)
Season 1,
Episode 13
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Sally Allison
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2025)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2025)
Sterling K Brown and Natasha Rothwell / Kathryn Hahn and Kate Hudson / Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton (Jun
12,
2025)
Season 22,
Episode 2
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Self
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The Drew Barrymore Show (2024–2025)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (2 episodes, 2024)
Sunny Anderson/Jay Shetty/Jeff Bridges/Kathy Bates/Eitan Bernath/ (Sep
2,
2025)
Season 5,
Episode 162
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Self
Kathy Bates/Chris Appleton/Cooper Koch/National Pasta Day Cooking (Oct
17,
2024)
Season 5,
Episode 29
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Self - Guest
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The Awardist (2025)
(Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2025)
'Matlock' stars Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall, why an 'Andor' actress should get an Emmy nomination (May
15,
2025)
Self - Guest
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The Jennifer Hudson Show (2025)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2025)
Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio, Leah Lewis/ (Mar
5,
2025)
Season 3,
Episode 110
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WGN Morning News (2016–2020)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest / Self - New Year's Resolution (4 episodes, 2016) |
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Late Night with Seth Meyers (2016–2017)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (2 episodes, 2016)
Kathy Bates/Laura Jane Grace/Against Me!/Atom Willard (Nov
16,
2016)
Season 4,
Episode 38
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Self - Guest
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The Dr. Oz Show (2016)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2016)
Kathy Bates Comes Forward About Her Battle with a Disease No One Talks About (Dec
6,
2016)
Season 8,
Episode 60
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Self - Guest
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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009)
(Video) - Self - Pancho Barnes (voice) |
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The 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards (2009)
(TV Special) - Self - Presenter |
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The 17th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards (2006)
(TV Special) - Self - Presenter |
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The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
(TV Special) - Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Past Winner |
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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
(TV Movie) - Self - Frances Marion (voice) |
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1993)
(TV Series) - Self - Narrator (voice) (1 episode, 1993)
Aunt Ippy's Museum 0f Junk/Uncle Wizzmo's New Used Car (Oct
24,
1993)
Season 2,
Episode 6
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Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1990–1991)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (3 episodes, 1990)
Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Hope, Kathy Bates, Joe Mantegna (Dec
17,
1991)
Season 30,
Episode 39
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Self - Guest
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Cinematic Venom Re-Presents: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2023)
(TV Series) - Annie Wilkes - Rob's Aunt (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023) |
Fresh Air (2022)
(Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (archive sound) (1 episode, 2022)
Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest (Oct
31,
2022)
Self - Guest (archive sound)
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Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)
(TV Movie) - Self - Actress, Titanic (archive footage) |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2015)
(TV Series) - Self - Annie Wilkes (archive footage) (1 episode, 2015) |
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Chelsea Lately (2014)
(TV Series) - Self - Madame Delphine LaLaurie (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014)
Episode #8.13 (Jan
22,
2014)
Season 8,
Episode 13
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Self - Madame Delphine LaLaurie (archive footage)
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Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen (2009)
(TV Special) - Self - Miss Swaffer (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2005)
(TV Special) - Self - Annie Wilkes (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Biography (2000)
(TV Series) - Dolores Claiborne / Annie Wilkes (archive footage) (1 episode, 2000)
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune (Jan
17,
2000)
Season 12,
Episode 26
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Dolores Claiborne / Annie Wilkes (archive footage)
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L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration (1991)
(TV Special) - Self - Charlotte Haley (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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