What is Kathy Bates?
[[File:Kathy Bates 2006.jpg|right|thumb|Kathy Bates in 2006]] '''Kathy Bates''' (born Kathleen Doyle Bates, June 28, 1948) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actress]] and director. She was born in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. Bates has starred in many movies, most notably ''[[Misery (movie)|Misery]]'', ''[[Fried Green Tomatoes (movie)|Fried Green Tomatoes]]'', ''[[Titanic (1997 movie)|Titanic]]'' and ''[[Richard Jewell (movie)|Richard Jewell]]''. Bates had [[ovarian cancer]] in 2003<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/kathy-bates-only-other-survivors-understand-cancer-battle_1346716 |title=Only other survivors understand cancer battle |access-date=2012-07-08 |archive-date=2012-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619090745/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/kathy-bates-only-other-survivors-understand-cancer-battle_1346716 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[breast cancer]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.health.com/2012/09/13/kathy-bates-mastectomy-breast-cancer/ |title=Kathy Bates has breast cancer, undergoes double mastectomy |access-date=2012-12-09 |archive-date=2012-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918181110/http://news.health.com/2012/09/13/kathy-bates-mastectomy-breast-cancer/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bates is also known for her multiple roles on ''[[American Horror Story]]''. She also played Jo Bennett in the American sitcom ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''. == References == <references/> == Other websites == *{{Imdb name|id=0000870|name=Kathy Bates}} *{{tcmdb name}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Kathy}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Memphis, Tennessee]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American voice actors]]