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Kathy Bates is well-known for her versatility in films ranging from children's movies, ("[[wikipedia:Fred Claus|Fred Claus]]"), to adult romance ("[[wikipedia:P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]"). She is most notable for her Oscar-winning portrayal of Annie Wilkes in [[wikipedia: Stephen King|Stephen King]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Misery (film)|Misery]]'', marking the second victory for an actress in a horror film (after Ruth Gordon in 1968's ''Rosemary's Baby''). She received a Tony Award nomination for her 1983 performance in the Broadway play ''ʼNight, Mother''. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in ''[[imdb:tt0119942|Primary Colors]]'' (1998), for which she also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''[[imdb:tt0257360|About Schmidt]]'' (2002). Her television work has resulted in twelve Emmy Award nominations, two of which were for her starring role on the television series ''[[imdb:tt1582453|Harry's Law]]''. She won another Emmy Award in 2012 for her portrayal as the ghost of Charlie Harper on CBS comedy series ''[[imdb:tt0369179|Two and a Half Men]]'', a role formerly portrayed by [[imdb:nm0000221|Charlie Sheen]]. In 2014, she won the Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie Emmy award for her role as [[Delphine LaLaurie]] in ''American Horror Story: Coven''. In 2015, her role as [[Ethel Darling]] in ''American Horror Story: Freak Show'' earned her a nomination for the same award, along with co-stars [[Angela Bassett]] and [[Sarah Paulson]]. To date, Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations.
Kathy Bates portrayed a fictionalized Madame [[Delphine LaLaurie]], a racist slaveowner in colonial Louisiana who butts heads with [[Marie Laveau]], the Voodoo Queen in the third season of ''[[American Horror Story]]'', subtitled ''[[:Category:Coven|Coven]]'', for which she won the [[wikipedia:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]. Bates returned as [[wikipedia:Hirsutism|hirsute]] [[Ethel Darling]] in the fourth season, ''[[:Category:Freak Show|Freak Show]]''. She is credited with the honorary "with" in the opening sequences of both third and fourth season. Bates revealed that Ethel Darling was her favorite character, and that while preparing for the role, she perfected her Baltimore accent by singing the National Anthem in a Massachusetts accent every morning. Kathy Bates starred as concierge [[Iris Holloway]] of the [[Hotel Cortez]] in the fifth season, ''[[:Category:Hotel|Hotel]]''. In ''[[:Category:Roanoke|Roanoke]]'', she was [[Agnes Mary Winstead]], the in-universe actress who portrayed "[[The Butcher]]", the hostile [[:Category:Roanoke Colonists|lost colony]] leader in "[[My Roanoke Nightmare]]". After a one-year hiatus, she returned as Ms. [[Miriam Mead]], a sadistic warden in the eighth season, ''[[:Category:Apocalypse|Apocalypse]]'' credited with the honorary "and". She briefly reprised her role as LaLaurie in the season finale, "[[Apocalypse Then]]". Together with [[Sarah Paulson]], she appeared in every single episode of the season. In February 2020, Ryan Murphy confirmed her return for the tenth season, ''[[American Horror Story/Double Feature|Double Feature]]'', although she was forced to drop out due to health concerns during the Covid pandemic, and her role of [[Belle Noir]] was given to [[Frances Conroy]].
'''Kathleen Doyle Bates''' (born June 28, 1948) is an award-winning American actor of stage, film, and television.
*Bates is one of the six members of the [[:Category:Cast|AHS Repertory Company]] to be credited in the main cast in every season she appeared in. *Kathy Bates is one of the twenty-five [[:Category:Cast|cast members]] that portrayed the same character in different seasons. * So far, three characters played by Bates had supernatural connotations. [[Delphine LaLaurie]] and [[Iris Holloway]] were immortals due to a curse and a [[:Category:Afflicted|blood virus]], respectively. She also portrayed [[The Butcher]], a [[:Category:Ghosts|ghost]] who was the leader of the Roanoke colony. * Kathy Bates said that Ryan Murphy resurrected her career.<ref>{{cite web|title=How American Horror Story Got Kathy Bates Her Groove Back|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/kathy-bates-american-horror-story-bad-santa|last=Chi|first=Paul|publisher= Vanity Fair|date= November 22,2016|accessdate= August 3, 2018}} </ref> * ''[[:Category:Cult|Cult]]'' marked the first ''[[American Horror Story]]'' chapter without Bates since 2013's ''Coven''.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2017/07/31/american-horror-story-cult-kathy-bates-cast-not-returning-fx-season-7/|title=American Horror Story: Kathy Bates Won't Return for Next Season's Cult|publisher=TV Line. Com|last=Nemetz|first=Dave|date=July 31,2017|accessdate= August 5, 2017}} </ref>
{| class="fandom-table appearances-by-cast" id="appearances-by-cast" |+Episode appearances for Kathy Bates ! Story or Series !! Character !! Episodes |- | [[American Horror Story/Coven|Coven]] | Madame [[Delphine LaLaurie]] | class="hlist" | {{List| [[Bitchcraft]] [[Boy Parts]] [[The Replacements]] [[Fearful Pranks Ensue]] [[Burn, Witch. Burn!]] [[The Dead]] [[The Sacred Taking]] [[Head]] [[Protect the Coven]] [[Go to Hell]]}} |- | [[American Horror Story/Freak Show|Freak Show]] | [[Ethel Darling]] | class="hlist" | {{List| [[Monsters Among Us]] [[Massacres and Matinees]] [[Edward Mordrake: Part 1]] [[Pink Cupcakes]] [[Bullseye]] [[Test of Strength]] [[Blood Bath]] [[Tupperware Party Massacre]] [[Show Stoppers]] [[Curtain Call]]}} |- | [[American Horror Story/Hotel|Hotel]] | [[Iris Holloway]] | class="hlist" | {{List| [[Checking In]] [[Chutes and Ladders]] [[Mommy]] [[Room Service]] [[Room 33]] [[Flicker]] [[The Ten Commandments Killer]] [[She Wants Revenge]] [[She Gets Revenge]] [[Battle Royale]] [[Be Our Guest]]}} |- | [[American Horror Story/Roanoke|Roanoke]] | [[Agnes Mary Winstead]] | class="hlist" | {{List| [[Chapter 1]] [[Chapter 2]] [[Chapter 3]] [[Chapter 4]] [[Chapter 5]] [[Chapter 6]] [[Chapter 7]] [[Chapter 8]] [[Chapter 10]]}} |- | [[American Horror Story/Apocalypse|Apocalypse]] | Ms. [[Miriam Mead]] | class="hlist" | {{List| [[The End]] [[The Morning After]] [[Forbidden Fruit]] [[Could It Be... Satan?]] [[Boy Wonder]] [[Return to Murder House]] [[Traitor]] [[Sojourn]] [[Fire and Reign]] [[Apocalypse Then]]}} |- | [[American Horror Story/Apocalypse|Apocalypse]] | Madame [[Delphine LaLaurie]] | class="hlist" | [[Apocalypse Then]] |} From Chapter 1 to 5, [[Agnes Mary Winstead]] re-enacts [[The Butcher]] in "[[My Roanoke Nightmare]]".
<gallery position="center"> Ddc301d3bf63d8ee4c52c1be3b052cfc.jpg|Kathy Bates as Madame [[Delphine LaLaurie]] FX EthelDarling portrait.jpg|Kathy Bates as [[Ethel Darling]] AHS Hotel - Character Still - Iris (infobox).jpg|Kathy Bates as [[Iris Holloway]] Agnes.png|Kathy Bates as [[Agnes Mary Winstead]] ButcherCropped.PNG|Kathy Bates as the re-enacted [[The Butcher]] S8 Official Infobox Miriam Mead.jpg|Kathy Bates as Ms. [[Miriam Mead]] </gallery> ===Video=== <gallery> Kathy Bates Breaks Down Her Career, from 'Titanic' to 'American Horror Story' - Vanity Fair </gallery>
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