Kathy Bates gave a career-defining performance in Misery — and won an Oscar for it. But both Bates and her director, Rob Reiner, were never sure that would be the outcome. In the film, based on ...

Kathy Bates won an Oscar in 1991 for her magnificent performance in the Stephen King thriller "Misery" – but it wasn't until recently that she realized she'd thanked her mother in her acceptance ...

Kathy Bates is ready to say goodbye to Hollywood. The Oscar winner, 76, revealed in an interview with the New York Times published Sunday that she plans to retire from acting after starring in the ...

Kathy Bates is ready to leave Hollywood behind — after one last hoorah. Bates, whose decades-long acting career has earned her an Oscar and a couple of Emmys, revealed that her retirement is ...