Kathy Bates & James Caan in “Misery”, 1990 ————————————————————————- Stephen King was quite impressed with Kathy Bates' performance in this film. So much so, that he later wrote two more roles for her. The title role in his novel, "Dolores Claiborne" was written with Bates in mind. King also wrote the script for The Stand (1994). His original novel featured a (male) character named Ray Flowers. Upon hearing that Bates wanted to be involved in the miniseries, King re-wrote the part as a woman (Ra

#KathyBates won the #Oscar in 1991, but her mother despised her, according to her, she didn't thank her at the ceremony, but now 33 years later the actress watched the recording and learned the truth... | Golden Years

Winning an Oscar was a bittersweet moment for Kathy Bates, because she lived in the regret of never thanking her mother. But this reporter would change her life. | Icons

Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in the film adaptation of Stephen King's psychological horror thriller 'Misery.' Bates' performance won her the Best Actress Oscar at the 63rd Academy Awards. Bates has since earned three more Oscar nominations for her performances as Libby in 'Primary Colors' (Supporting Actress), Roberta Hertzel in 'About Schmidt' (Supporting Actress) and Bobi Jewell in 'Richard Jewell' (Supporting Actress). | The Academy