August 2025

Sep 2025: Vol 51, No 9

A far cry from her role in the iconic 1990 movie “Misery,” actress Kathy Bates is now playing a lawyer in “Matlock,” which begins a second season this Fall. From then until now, her career on Broadway, TV, and the Silver Screen has been a steady ride, a tribute to female actors with more than five decades on the Hollywood scene.

Unlike the Stephen King horror film that proved to be her breakout role as the crazy Annie Wilkes who tortured James Caan, Bates has managed to build a resume of work and accumulate several accolades along the way.