Filmography
Kathy Bates
The Office
2005 · Jo Bennett
American Horror Story
2011 · Delphine LaLaurie, Ethel Darling
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005 · D.O. Rothy (voice)
The View
1997 · Self
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Charlie Harper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · Mrs. Fowler
King of the Hill
1997 · Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
Great Performances
1971 · Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
The Love Boat
1977 · Sally Allison
American Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice), Narrator
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self
L.A. Law
1986 · Charlotte Haley
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Charlotte Everly
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Polly Miller
Six Feet Under
2001 · Bettina, Director
American Playhouse
1982 · Mary Beth Alder
Chelsea Lately
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Titanic
1997 · Molly Brown
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Mike & Molly
2010 · Kay
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Actor
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · Self
Matlock
2024 · Madeline 'Matty' Matlock, Executive Producer
Chelsea
2016 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
China Beach
1988 · Actor
Harry's Law
2011 · Harriet 'Harry' Korn
FEUD
2017 · Joan Blondell
The Stand
1994 · Rae Flowers (uncredited)
Misery
1990 · Annie Wilkes
Bee Movie
2007 · Janet Benson (voice)
Revolutionary Road
2008 · Mrs. Helen Givings
The Blind Side
2009 · Miss Sue
The Golden Compass
2007 · Hester (voice)
Midnight in Paris
2011 · Gertrude Stein
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · Regina Jackson
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection
TBA · Actor
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Evelyn Couch
P.S. I Love You
2007 · Patricia
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
Richard Jewell
2019 · Bobi Jewell
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Queen Victoria
Disjointed
2017 · Ruth
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Rat Race
2001 · The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
The Waterboy
1998 · Mama Boucher
Fred Claus
2007 · Mother Claus
Failure to Launch
2006 · Sue
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Christine Chapman
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023 · Sylvia Simon
Stand Up to Cancer
2008 · Self
Dragonfly
2002 · Mrs. Belmont
Dick Tracy
1990 · Mrs. Green
Valentine's Day
2010 · Susan
Alice
2009 · Queen of Hearts
The Highwaymen
2019 · Ma Ferguson
Dolores Claiborne
1995 · Dolores Claiborne
Bad Santa 2
2016 · Sunny Soke
The Miracle Club
2023 · Eileen Dunne
Primary Colors
1998 · Libby Holden
MADtv
1995 · Stuart's Grandma
Rumor Has It...
2005 · Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
On the Basis of Sex
2018 · Dorothy Kenyon
A Family Affair
2024 · Leila Ford
A Civil Action
1998 · Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
American Outlaws
2001 · Ma James
About Schmidt
2002 · Roberta Hertzel
The Boss
2016 · Ida Marquette
Tammy
2014 · Lenore
North
1994 · Alaskan Mom
Murder Ordained
1987 · Bobbi Birk
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019 · Barbara Haggermaker
White Palace
1990 · Rosemary
You May Not Kiss the Bride
2011 · Bryan's Mother
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004 · The Marquesa
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Prostitute
Diabolique
1996 · Det. Shirley Vogel
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 · Charlotte Cartwright
Chéri
2009 · Madame Peloux
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015 · Maime Trotter
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011 · Beverly Corbett
Annie
1999 · Miss Agatha Hannigan
Little Black Book
2004 · Kippie Kann
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991 · Hazel Quarrier
Prelude to a Kiss
1992 · Leah Blier
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987 · Helen Blake
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988 · Mrs. Canby
Personal Effects
2009 · Gloria
Two of a Kind
1983 · Furniture Man's Wife
Summer Camp
2024 · Ginny Moon
Relative Strangers
2006 · Agnes Menure
A Home of Our Own
1993 · Frances Lacey
The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · Edith Wilson, Executive Producer
Complete Unknown
2016 · Nina
Taking Off
1971 · Audition Singer
The War at Home
1996 · Maurine Collier
Straight Time
1978 · Selma Darin
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Swept from the Sea
1998 · Miss Swaffer
Angus
1995 · Meg Bethune
Summer Heat
1987 · Ruth
Men Don't Leave
1990 · Lisa Coleman
The Morning After
1986 · Woman on Mateo Street
Boychoir
2015 · Headmistress
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Christmas Is Here Again
2007 · Miss Dowdy (voice)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Narrator (voice)
Unconditional Love
2002 · Grace Beasley
Krystal
2018 · Vera
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982 · Stella Mae
Bruno
2000 · Mother Superior
Warm Springs
2005 · Helena Mahoney
Bonneville
2006 · Margene Cunningham
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
2004 · Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
Home
2021 · Bernadette
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993 · Lunar Mom
The Late Shift
1996 · Helen Kushnick
The West Side Waltz
1995 · Mr. Goo
Used People
1992 · Bibby Berman
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
2005 · Herself
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023 · Self (archive footage)
No Place Like Home
1989 · Bonnie Cooper
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025 · Self
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996 · Self
My Sister's Keeper
2002 · Christine Chapman
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000 · Frances Marion (voice)
Love Liza
2002 · Mary Ann Bankhead
Reflections on Titanic
2012 · Self
Curse of the Starving Class
1994 · Ella Tate
Murder Ordained
1987 · Bobbi Birk
Ambulance Girl
2005 · Jane Stern, Director
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · Self
Guilty Hearts
2007 · The Judge
Hostages
1992 · Peggy Say
Declaration of Independence
2003 · Self
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
2014 · Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
High Stakes
1989 · Jill
The Effects of Magic
1998 · Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
The Smack
TBA · Babs
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Self
The Road to Mecca
1991 · Elsa Barlow
Signs of Life
1989 · Mary Beth Alder
Roe vs. Wade
1989 · Jessie
Talking With
1995 · Big Eight (segment "Rodeo"), Director
Cadaver
2012 · Beth
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
1998 · Self
Making Rat Race
2002 · Herself
Misery Loves Company
2003 · Self
Baby Steps
1999 · Mrs. Mellon
Tupperware!
2004 · Narrator
Johnny Bull
1986 · Katherine Kovacs
Hansel and Gretel
2005 · Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club
2009 · Pancho Barnes (Voice)