Best roles/performances of (birthday girl) Kathy Bates

[Hannibal21]

Happy 55th birthday, Miss Bates! :)

1. Annie Wilkes in MISERY
2. Dolores Claiborne in DOLORES CLAIBORNE
3. Evelyn Couch in FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
4. Hazel Quarrier in AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD
5. Frances Lacey in A HOME OF OUR OWN
6. Molly Brown in TITANIC
7. Roberta Hertzel in ABOUT SCHMIDT
8. Ella Tate in CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS
9. Prostitute in SHADOWS AND FOG
10. Libby Holden in PRIMARY COLORS

IMO the best actress working today, and she still looks GORGEOUS for her age. :cool:

[ilovemovies]

I think her best work was in Dolores Claiborne. Great movie. Misery is a very close second, though. And her work in Primary Colors is memorable.

However, I don't think she deserved the oscar nomination for About Schmidt. I found nothing really noteworthy about her performance in that movie. Infact, the only nomination that movie deserved (which I guess is the only other one it got) was for Jack Nicholson. Her nude scene was hilarious, though.