Kathy Bates is a woman of many hats with an impressive ability to transform herself, and her life in photos proves it.
The Matlock actress, 78, was born Kathleen Doyle Bates on June 28, 1948, in Memphis, Tennessee, the youngest of three daughters of Bertye Kathleen Talbert, a homemaker, and Langdon Bates, a mechanical engineer.
She been acting in 1970, when she moved to New York City after graduating from Southern Methodist University, making her debut with a minor role in the Miloš Forman comedy Taking Off, though she did not appear in a feature film again until she appeared opposite Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time in 1978, instead working in theatre and television for much of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Keep reading for photos of the American Horror Story alum throughout the years.
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The Matlock actress, 78, was born Kathleen Doyle Bates on June 28, 1948, in Memphis, Tennessee, the youngest of three daughters of Bertye Kathleen Talbert, a homemaker, and Langdon Bates, a mechanical engineer.
She been acting in 1970, when she moved to New York City after graduating from Southern Methodist University, making her debut with a minor role in the Miloš Forman comedy Taking Off, though she did not appear in a feature film again until she appeared opposite Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time in 1978, instead working in theatre and television for much of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Keep reading for photos of the American Horror Story alum throughout the years.
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