Early years
Achievements in stage plays
In 1971, Cathy starred in her debut film, the comedy film "Taking Off", and began to appear on the screen. , the film also won the Special Jury Prize at the 44th Cannes International Film Festival. After that, Cathy turned to study stage acting and achieved her first success in 1976 when she played a Texas beauty in the stage play "Vanities". She next appeared in Crimes of the Heart, Goodbye Fidel and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean) and other stage plays. In 1983, Cathy successfully played a repressed girl who attempted suicide in the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play "Night Mother," for which she won many honors, including the Tony Award for Best Actress. Protagonist Award. From 1988 to 1989, Cathy replaced Amy Irving in "The Road to Mecca" (The Road to Mecca), written and directed by the famous South African playwright Athol Fugard. South African secondary school teacher.
Achievements in TV series
Just as Cathy was having a great harvest in stage plays, she also made great progress in television and other aspects. In 1977, her television debut "The Love Boat" came out. In this TV series, Cathy plays a bride. After that, she guest-starred in the 1981 TV series "Cagney and Lacey", the 1986 TV movie "L.A. Law" and the 1988 TV movie "China Beach" Role. In 1984, she was cast in the ABC daytime drama All My Children, and in 1987-88 she starred in the series with playwright Terrence E. McNally In the stage play "Frankie and Johnny" tailor-made for her, she played Frankie, a waitress who was lost because of her search for love. Her outstanding performance won her an Obie Award. (Obie Award) Drama Award. During this period, her achievements in films were average, and her only performance in "Straight Time" (Straight Time) directed by a Belgian director in 1978 was passable. In 2011, we saw this legendary actress again in "Harry's Law". In Harry's Law, Cathy plays a lawyer who has just been fired from his law firm. In 2013, Kathy Bates was one of the newcomers to attend the coven and appeared in "American Horror Story Season 3".
Mid-term
Appearing in film and television works
After entering the 1990s, Cathy made great progress in the film industry and starred in "Man's Stop" ( Men Don't Leave, Dick Tracy, Misery, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Fried Green Tomatoes), "Used People", "Dolores Claiborne", "Angus", "Diabolique", "Titanic" , "Primary Colors" and "The Waterboy" (The Waterboy), etc., and won the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress for "10 Days of Danger", and won the Golden Globe Award for "Primary Colors" that year. Nominated for the Academy Award and Best Supporting Actress.
Directing works
Cathy not only has profound attainments in artistic performance, but she is also trying to be a director. In 1993, she directed the police dramas "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "NYPD Blue" for the first time. Since then, she has directed "Talking with", the prison drama "Oz", the TV series "Six Feet Under" and the family drama "Everwood" etc., and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Director for a Movie or Television Series for his 1999 biopic "Dash and Lilly".
Later period
After entering the 21st century, Cathy continued her film acting career, starring in the satirical comedy "Rat Race" and the western action film "Lawless" ( Films such as "American Outlaws", "Love Liza", the suspense film "Dragonfly", the elderly comedy "About Schmidt" and "Unconditional Love", Among them, "About Schmidt" was nominated for the 2003 Golden Globe Award and Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. In 2009, Kathy Bates played Miss Sue in the movie "Weakness" starring Sandra Bullock. In 2013, she participated in the third season of "American Horror Story": Coven, playing the role of Mrs. Lalaurie.