It is believed that author Stephen King had Kathy Bates in mind when he was writing Dolores Claiborne. He was reportedly impressed by her performance in Misery, another book of his which was ...

That's why nobody expected Kathy Bates to win an Oscar for her performance in the 1990 film "Misery." Although her portrayal of the obsessive, vindictive Annie Wilkes is still beloved even 35 ...

Not everyone could make a book-loving nurse scary. That being said, Kathy Bates isn’t ‘everyone’. A generational talent, ...

While Misery became a hit and earned an Oscar, it's another King movie that Reiner says is the favorite among all his filmography. And he has a very personal reason for picking Stand by Me.

KATHY BATES: You did not. THORNTON: I swear to God. Originally, Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff, had a deputy. I saw Rob Reiner for it. And Rob said right in the room, “You’re the guy.

"Wow. Thank you so much for that," she told Mankiewicz. Kathy Bates (R) and her mother Bertye Bates at the premiere of Misery in Los Angeles on Nov. 29, 1990. Vinnie Zuffante/Getty ...

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 the ...

During the bit, Bates joked that her 1990 movie Misery impacted her dating life. "Everybody loves heroes. In drama, they're called the protagonist," Bates said onstage.

Bates, who in 1991 won a best actress Academy Award for her role in the horror thriller “Misery,” talked about her longstanding career in Hollywood and how the new TV series lured her away ...