The actress is known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1990's 'Misery' and is currently starring in 'Matlock' Brendan Le is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE with four years of experience working as an ...

As undercover lawyer-turned-detective Madeline Matlock, Kathy Bates has helped make the CBS show Matlock the most-watched new broadcast series in its first season ever. Perhaps this success is no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Outside of acting, Bates, who turns 77 on June 28, has opened up about her health issues, including two bouts of cancer and her ...

Kathy Bates has cemented herself as a screen legend. The actress, who broke through with her Oscar-winning performance in the 1990 film Misery, has over 200 acting and directing credits to her name.