Kathy Bates
Born June 28, 1948 (Age: 77)
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Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Biography
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theatre at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019). Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005).
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theatre at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.
Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019).
Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005).
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Filmography
A Family Affair
2024
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as Leila Ford
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Age: 75
Summer Camp
2024
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as Ginny Moon
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Age: 75
The Miracle Club
2023
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as Eileen Dunne
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Age: 75
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
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as Sylvia Simon
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Age: 74
Richard Jewell
2019
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as Bobi Jewell
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Age: 71
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
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as Barbara Haggermaker
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Age: 70
On the Basis of Sex
2018
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as Dorothy Kenyon
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Age: 70
Bad Santa 2
2016
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as Sunny Soke
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Age: 68
Complete Unknown
2016
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as Nina
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Age: 68
The Boss
2016
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as Ida Marquette
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Age: 67
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
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as Maime Trotter
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Age: 67
Boychoir
2015
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as Headmistress
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Age: 66
No Image
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
2014
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as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
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Age: 66
Tammy
2014
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as Lenore
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Age: 66
Midnight in Paris
2011
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as Gertrude Stein
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Age: 62
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
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as Beverly Corbett
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Age: 62
Valentine's Day
2010
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as Susan Milton
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Age: 61
The Blind Side
2009
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as Miss Sue
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Age: 61
Chéri
2009
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as Madame Peloux
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Age: 60
Personal Effects
2009
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as Gloria
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Age: 60
Revolutionary Road
2008
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as Mrs. Helen Givings
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Age: 60
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
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as Regina Jackson
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Age: 60
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
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as Charlotte Cartwright
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Age: 60
The Golden Compass
2007
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as Hester (voice)
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Age: 59
P.S. I Love You
2007
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as Patricia
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Age: 59
Fred Claus
2007
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as Mother Claus
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Age: 59
Bee Movie
2007
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as Janet Benson (voice)
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Age: 59
Charlotte's Web
2006
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as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
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Age: 58
Bonneville
2006
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as Margene Cunningham
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Age: 58
Relative Strangers
2006
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as Agnes Menure
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Age: 57
Failure to Launch
2006
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as Sue
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Age: 57
Rumor Has It...
2005
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as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
2005
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as Herself
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Age: 57
Hansel and Gretel
2005
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 56
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 56
Little Black Book
2004
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as Kippie Kann
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Age: 56
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
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as Queen Victoria
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Age: 55
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 55
Love Liza
2002
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as Mary Ann Bankhead
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Age: 54
About Schmidt
2002
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as Roberta Hertzel
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Age: 54
Unconditional Love
2002
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as Grace Beasley
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Age: 54
Dragonfly
2002
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as Mrs. Belmont
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Age: 53
Making Rat Race
2002
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as Herself
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Age: 53
My Sister's Keeper
2002
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as Christine Chapman
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Age: 53
American Outlaws
2001
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as Ma James
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Age: 53
Rat Race
2001
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as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
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as Frances Marion (voice)
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Age: 52
Bruno
2000
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as Mother Superior
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Age: 51
A Civil Action
1998
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as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
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Age: 50
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
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as Self
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Age: 50
The Waterboy
1998
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as Mama Boucher
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Age: 50
The Effects of Magic
1998
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as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
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Age: 50
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
1998
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as Self
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Age: 49
Primary Colors
1998
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as Libby Holden
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Age: 49
Swept from the Sea
1998
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as Miss Swaffer
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Age: 49
Titanic
1997
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as Molly Brown
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Age: 49
No Image
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
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as Self
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Age: 48
The War at Home
1996
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as Maurine Collier
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Age: 48
Diabolique
1996
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as Det. Shirley Vogel
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Age: 47
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
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as Self
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Age: 47
The Late Shift
1996
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as Helen Kushnick
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Age: 47
Dolores Claiborne
1995
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as Dolores Claiborne
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Age: 46
North
1994
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as Alaskan Mom
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Age: 46
A Home of Our Own
1993
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as Frances Lacey
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Age: 45
No Image
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
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as Lunar Mom
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Age: 44
Used People
1992
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as Bibby Berman
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Age: 44
Hostages
1992
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as Peggy Say
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Age: 44
Prelude to a Kiss
1992
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as Leah Blier
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Age: 44
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
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as Evelyn Couch
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Age: 43
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991
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as Hazel Quarrier
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Age: 43
Shadows and Fog
1991
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as Prostitute
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Age: 43
No Image
The Road to Mecca
1991
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as Elsa Barlow
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Age: 42
Misery
1990
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as Annie Wilkes
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Age: 42
White Palace
1990
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as Rosemary
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Age: 42
Dick Tracy
1990
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as Mrs. Green
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Age: 41
Men Don't Leave
1990
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as Lisa Coleman
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Age: 41
No Place Like Home
1989
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as Bonnie Cooper
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Age: 41
High Stakes
1989
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as Jill
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Age: 41
Roe vs. Wade
1989
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as Jessie
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Age: 40
Signs of Life
1989
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as Mary Beth Alder
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Age: 40
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
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as Mrs. Canby
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Age: 40
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987
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as Helen Blake
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Age: 39
Summer Heat
1987
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as Ruth
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Age: 38
Murder Ordained
1987
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as Bobbi Birk
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Age: 38
The Morning After
1986
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as Woman on Mateo Street
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Age: 38
Two of a Kind
1983
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as Furniture Man's Wife
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Age: 35
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982
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as Stella Mae
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Age: 34
Straight Time
1978
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as Selma Darin
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Age: 29