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Portrait of Kathy Bates

Acting

Kathy Bates

Titles
122movies51TV shows
Career

Active from 1978 to 2024, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 115 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Kathy Bates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 5.1
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.3
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Tension
    5.0, average 6.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 19
  • Character Study 7
  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Emotional Journey 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Bittersweet 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Dysfunctional Family 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
TypeAllMovies37TV shows6
RoleAnyActing6Appearances5
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11970s11980s71990s52000s62010s52020s1Upcoming1
GenreAnyComedy5Sci-Fi & Fantasy1Drama1Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

6 titles · average score 69
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Poster for Alice

TV show · as Queen of Hearts

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Poster for The Big Bang Theory

TV show · as Mrs. Fowler

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Poster for The Office

TV show · as Jo Bennett

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Poster for American Dad!

TV show · as D.O. Rothy (voice)

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Poster for Two and a Half Men

TV show · as Charlie Harper

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Poster for Six Feet Under

TV show · as Bettina