Age: 77
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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).
Kathy Bates
Martha Kent
for Martha Kent in Superman: Year Two (2007)
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Krypton colapsa. Jor-El y Lara envían a su hijo Kal-El en una cápsula antes de que el planeta explote. El niño llega a la Tierra, donde será Clark Kent. Dos años después de la muerte de Jonathan, Clark (18) domina parte de sus poderes gracias a la Fortaleza de la Soledad. Tras un breve choque con Bloodsport, se gradúa y se muda a Metrópolis con Lana. Allí inicia prácticas en el Daily Planet y conoce a Lois Lane. En LexCorp, el técnico Rudy Jones sufre un accidente y se transforma en Parasite, criatura que absorbe energía vital. Mientras, Lex Luthor regresa para despedirse de su padre moribundo, quien le revela que padece una enfermedad genética y le entrega datos clasificados. Lex reencuentra a Clark, pero sus intenciones ocultas lo distancian. Parasite provoca apagones y se obsesiona con Superman. Lex lo captura para experimentos, sospechando la conexión kryptoniana de Clark. Al liberarlo, el monstruo ataca la ciudad. En la batalla final, Superman lo derrota en una planta energética, pero Lana muere accidentalmente. Clark, devastado, abandona su rol. Meses después, Metrópolis es atacada por Bloodsport con un traje militar de LexCorp. Un niño disfrazado intenta resistir, hasta que Superman regresa, inspirado por las palabras de Lana. El Hombre de Acero vuelve a levantarse como símbolo de esperanza.
