

Kathy Bates
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
28 Jun 1948
Age
78 Years
Born In
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Total Projects
170
Years Active
81 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self

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Matlock
Matlock
as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock

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The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall
as Edith Wilson

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A Family Affair
A Family Affair
as Leila Ford

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Summer Camp
Summer Camp
as Ginny Moon

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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self

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Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)

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The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club
as Eileen Dunne

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Sylvia Simon

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The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self

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Home
Home
as Bernadette

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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)

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Richard Jewell
Richard Jewell
as Bobi Jewell

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The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen
as Ma Ferguson

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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
as Barbara Haggermaker

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On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex
as Dorothy Kenyon

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Krystal
Krystal
as Vera

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Disjointed
Disjointed
as Ruth

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FEUD
FEUD
as Joan Blondell

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Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2
as Sunny Soke

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Complete Unknown
Complete Unknown
as Nina

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Chelsea
Chelsea
as Self

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The Boss
The Boss
as Ida Marquette

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The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
as Maime Trotter

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

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Lip Sync Battle
Lip Sync Battle
as Self

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Boychoir
Boychoir
as Headmistress

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self

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Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)

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Tammy
Tammy
as Lenore

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Cadaver
Cadaver
as Beth

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Reflections on Titanic
Reflections on Titanic
as Self

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American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Delphine LaLaurie

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American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Ethel Darling

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American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Iris

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American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Agnes Mary Winstead

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American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie

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Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris
as Gertrude Stein

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You May Not Kiss the Bride
You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Bryan's Mother

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A Little Bit of Heaven
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Beverly Corbett

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Harry's Law
Harry's Law
as Harriet 'Harry' Korn

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Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly
as Kay

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Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
as Susan Milton

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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
as Pancho Barnes (Voice)

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Alice
Alice
as Queen of Hearts

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The Blind Side
The Blind Side
as Miss Sue

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

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Chéri
Chéri
as Madame Peloux

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Personal Effects
Personal Effects
as Gloria

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Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road
as Mrs. Helen Givings

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The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Regina Jackson

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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Charlotte Cartwright

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Stand Up to Cancer
Stand Up to Cancer
as Self

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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
as Hester (voice)

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P.S. I Love You
P.S. I Love You
as Patricia

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Fred Claus
Fred Claus
as Mother Claus

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Bee Movie
Bee Movie
as Janet Benson (voice)

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Christmas Is Here Again
Christmas Is Here Again
as Miss Dowdy (voice)

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The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
as Mrs. Fowler

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Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts
as The Judge

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Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
as Self (archive footage)

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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
as Bitsy the Cow (voice)

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Bonneville
Bonneville
as Margene Cunningham

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Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers
as Agnes Menure

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Failure to Launch
Failure to Launch
as Sue

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Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It...
as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)

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Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as Herself

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Ambulance Girl
Ambulance Girl
as Jane Stern

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Warm Springs
Warm Springs
as Helena Mahoney

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The Office
The Office
as Jo Bennett

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American Dad!
American Dad!
as D.O. Rothy (voice)

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Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
as Narrator (voice)

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as The Marquesa

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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Narrator (voice)

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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)

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Little Black Book
Little Black Book
as Kippie Kann

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Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Queen Victoria

tv
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Charlie Harper

tv
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self

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Celebrity Naked Ambition
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)

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Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
as Self

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self

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Misery Loves Company
Misery Loves Company
as Self

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Love Liza
Love Liza
as Mary Ann Bankhead

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About Schmidt
About Schmidt
as Roberta Hertzel

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Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
as Grace Beasley

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Dragonfly
Dragonfly
as Mrs. Belmont

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Making Rat Race
Making Rat Race
as Herself

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My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
as Christine Chapman

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American Outlaws
American Outlaws
as Ma James

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Rat Race
Rat Race
as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)

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Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
as Bettina

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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Frances Marion (voice)

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Bruno
Bruno
as Mother Superior

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Annie
Annie
as Miss Agatha Hannigan

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Baby Steps
Baby Steps
as Mrs. Mellon

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A Civil Action
A Civil Action
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

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Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self

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The Waterboy
The Waterboy
as Mama Boucher

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The Effects of Magic
The Effects of Magic
as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny

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Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
as Self

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Primary Colors
Primary Colors
as Libby Holden

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Swept from the Sea
Swept from the Sea
as Miss Swaffer

movie
Titanic
Titanic
as Molly Brown

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The View
The View
as Self

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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self

tv
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)

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The War at Home
The War at Home
as Maurine Collier

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The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self

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Diabolique
Diabolique
as Det. Shirley Vogel

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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self

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The Late Shift
The Late Shift
as Helen Kushnick

tv
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Charlotte Everly

movie
The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz
as Mr. Goo

tv
MADtv
MADtv
as Stuart's Grandma

movie
Angus
Angus
as Meg Bethune

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Talking With
Talking With
as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")

movie
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
as Dolores Claiborne

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Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class
as Ella Tate

tv
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self

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North
North
as Alaskan Mom

tv
The Stand
The Stand
as Rae Flowers (uncredited)

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Tupperware!
Tupperware!
as Narrator

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A Home of Our Own
A Home of Our Own
as Frances Lacey

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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Lunar Mom

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Used People
Used People
as Bibby Berman

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Hostages
Hostages
as Peggy Say

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Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kiss
as Leah Blier

tv
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)

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Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Evelyn Couch

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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
as Hazel Quarrier

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Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
as Prostitute

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The Road to Mecca
The Road to Mecca
as Elsa Barlow

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Misery
Misery
as Annie Wilkes

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White Palace
White Palace
as Rosemary

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Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
as Mrs. Green

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Men Don't Leave
Men Don't Leave
as Lisa Coleman

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No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
as Bonnie Cooper

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High Stakes
High Stakes
as Jill

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Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade
as Jessie

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Signs of Life
Signs of Life
as Mary Beth Alder

tv
American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)

tv
American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator

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Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Mrs. Canby

tv
China Beach
China Beach

movie
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
as Helen Blake

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Summer Heat
Summer Heat
as Ruth

movie
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk

tv
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained
as Bobbi Birk

movie
The Morning After
The Morning After
as Woman on Mateo Street

tv
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Charlotte Haley

movie
Johnny Bull
Johnny Bull
as Katherine Kovacs

movie
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
as Furniture Man's Wife

movie
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
as Stella Mae

tv
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Polly Miller

tv
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey

movie
Straight Time
Straight Time
as Selma Darin

tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Sally Allison

movie
Taking Off
Taking Off
as Audition Singer

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Christine Chapman

tv
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
as Self

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner

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The Smack
The Smack
as Babs