Age: 78
female
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 roles before being cast in her first on screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar nods in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in Primary Colors (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Richard Jewell (2019). Bates' television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, including two for her leading role on the NBC series Harry's Law (2011–12). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance on the ninth season of Two and a Half Men (2012) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of Delphine LaLaurie on the third season of American Horror Story (2013). She also received accolades for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the 1999 television adaptation of Annie. Her directing credits include several episodes of the HBO television series Six Feet Under (2001–03) and the television film Ambulance Girl (2005).
In a small town Johnny got an idea, if his family could just make it to the Super Bowl, it would fix everything. To him it isn't just a game, it's a miracle to happen. His grandpa has dreamed his entire life of seeing a game in person. His grandma is seriously ill, and the family worries she's losing strength and will. His older bro Ben, footballer, no contract ever comes, and he dont know what to do with life. Parent, who first met and fell in love at a NFL game, are now at divorce. The boy does what he knows how to do, prays, asks God for a miracle that could bring family back together. The Johnny wins a radio contest: Super Bowl tickets for the whole family. Trip becomes a chaotic, emotional hilarious journey. Arguments, memories, and laughter that remind them of who they used to be. Super Bowl delivers more than spectacle. Grandpa experiences the dream he never thought he'd live to see. Grandma, surrounded by the loved ones, see young qb to jump into the game and turn the score and win, finds new hope in her. Ben is chosen to compete in on-field challenge, throw that could win a prize. He nails it! Scout takes notice. Its turning point of his life, got scholarship and contract. Parents are where their love story began. They finally understand it is not a fairytale ending, but reminder that their family is worth fighting. Super Bowl doesn't erase illness, fear overnight. It gives courage to begin again. It's about remembering they still love each other.
