Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born
June 28,
1948) is an
Academy Award-winning
American theatrical,
film and television
actress, and a
stage and
television director.
Biography
Early life
Bates was born in
Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Bertye Kathleen (
née Talbot), a homemaker, and Langdon Doyle Bates, a mechanical engineer.
[Film Reference.com.] Her great-great-grandfather was an immigrant from
Ireland to
New Orleans and served as President
Andrew Jackson's doctor.
[Public Interview with Kathy Bates. Scott's Movie Comments. 16 July 2006.] She has two older sisters, Mary and Patricia. Bates graduated from
White Station High School in Memphis. She attended
Southern Methodist University, majoring in theatre and was a member of
Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and graduated in 1969. She moved to
New York City in 1970 to pursue an acting career.
[Kathy Bates Biography. Yahoo Movies.]
