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Master Carvelle: This is a community of people feeling the same thing. Most of them, strangers. But you are uniting them. You are giving them your voice. And that's as spiritual as it gets.
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Stet: I hate Handel.
Master Carvelle: Handel hated singers too.
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates was born on June 28, 1948 in Memphis, The United States of America, Tennessee. With the 1990 horror film " Misery " won the 63rd Oscars Best Actress Award.
Early Experience
Casey Baez was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee on June 28, 1948.
After graduating from Southern Methodist University , Casey has always been exposed to Art in an alternative way ; she worked as a singer at the Katz Mizunashi Rena in Memphis , and as a cashier at the gift shop of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City .
Performing Experience
In 1971, Casey Baez participated in the filming of Milos Forman 's comedy " Taking Off " (Milos Forman) discussing the problem of youth drug abuse , and finally had the first appearance on the screen Chance. She plays a singer in the film, which won the jury's special award at the 44th Cannes International Film Festival . However, Kathy then quickly turned to stage performances. The first success she enjoyed was playing a Texas beauty in the off-Broadway stage play " Vanities " ('Vanities') in 1976, and later In 1978 Beth Henley 's " Crimes of the Heart " ('Crimes of the Heart') played Lenny McGrath. In 1978, Casey participated in the Belgian movie " Straight Time " ('Straight Time') , playing the role of Gary Busy's wife Sema Dayin.
In 1980, Casey hit Broadway with the short play " Goodbye Fidel " ('Goodbye Fidel') , playing the supporting role Jane Alexander in the play. In 1982, she participated in the stage play "James Dean Complication" ('Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean') directed by the famous director Robert Altman on Broadway , creating the high-voice Stella ·plum. Subsequently, she won The Pulitzer Prizes stage play "Good Night, Mother" ( 'Night Mother') plays a repressed girl tried to commit suicide, and has received many honors, including the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre most The best heroine. From 1988 to 1989, she replaced Amy Irving as a South African middle school teacher in " The Road to Mecca " ('The Road to Mecca') written and directed by the famous South African playwright Athol Fugard .
In 1977, Casey played a bride in the TV series " The Love Boat " for the first time. In 1981, Casey also appeared in the TV series "The United States of America Police Flower" ('Cagney and Lacey') ; in 1986, she played a guest role in the TV series " LA Law "; in 1988, she appeared in the TV series " China Beach " (' A guest role in China Beach') . In 1984, she participated in the filming of American Broadcasting Corporation, Inc 's daytime drama " All My Children " ('All My Children') , where she played a prisoner. From 1987 to 1988, Casey starred in the stage play "Modern Love Story" ('Frankie and Johnny') tailored for her by the playwright Terrence E. McNally ( Terrence E. McNally ) Frankie, a lost waitress looking for love, won the Obie Award for her outstanding performance .
Because of Casey's plump appearance, although she often appears in film and television dramas, she still can't stand out. Many of the roles she created on stage plays were often preempted by others when they were adapted into movies. When she won the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre for Best Actress in the stage play "Good Night, Mother" in 1983, when she was adapted into a movie, her role was snatched by Sissy Spacek . When "The Sin of the Mind" was adapted into a movie, her role as Lenny McGrath was replaced by Annie . Even "Modern Love Story", which won her the Obi Drama Award, was replaced by Michelle Pfeiffer when it was adapted into a movie . In the late 1980s, Casey Baez returned to Los Angeles , looking forward to making a difference again.
In 1990, Casey played in Paul Brickman's " Men Don't Leave " ('Men Don't Leave') and the famous movie star Warren Beatty (Warren Beatty) directed and starred in "Dick The outstanding performance in "Tracy" ('Dick Tracy') won her a contract with the psychological thriller "Misery" ('Misery'). "Misery" is directed by The United States of America commercial film director Rob Reiner (Rob Reiner) and is adapted from a novel by the famous writer Stephen King. The film tells the horror journey of a famous novelist who was on vacation by a crazy female book fan who was obsessed with the writer. Casey played the female book fan Annie Wilkes in the film, and played a wonderful confrontation with the writer played by James Caan. Due to the different themes of the film, Casey deeply interprets the subtle relationship with the writer she admires and the subsequent madness, which made her win the double laurels of the Ballon d'Or and Oscars awards. Casey Baez, who has struggled under the mercury lamp for 20 years, finally stood out and became a generation actress.
Despite having a certain reputation and status in the film world, Casey found that a good role for her is rare. This may be partly because she is a character actor of the acting school , partly because of the lack of imagination of the role agents and producers, or because of her age and plump appearance. But when she actually got the role, Casey, who is full of drama, can often prove to be better than the prototype in the script. For example, in The Republic of Argentina director Hector Babenco's "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" ('At Play in the Fields of the Lord', 1991), the missionary wife Hazel (Hazel) ; The little woman who played in Jon Avnet's deeply moving feature film "Fried Green Tomatoes" ('Fried Green Tomatoes', 1991)(Evelyn); in the comedy "Used People" ('Used People', 1992 ) directed by Beeban Kidron . These role-playing roles prove that Casey has extraordinary acting skills. In 1995, another character full of personality in Stephen King's pen gave her the opportunity to take a step forward in the film industry. She played Dolores in the psychological thriller "Dolores Claiborne" ('Dolores Claiborne') directed by Taylor Hackford . The film is based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, which delves into family emotional issues. Casey's profound acting skills have played a life of a tragic little character, and this film has become her masterpiece. In the same year, she played the role of Meg Bethune (Meg Bethune), a truck driver's mother , in the comedy "Angus" ('Angus' ) directed by Patrick Read Johnson (Patrick Read Johnson). Warm and interesting. In 1996 , she played the role of a dedicated and brave private detective Sulli (Shirley) in the mystery thriller "Diabolique" ('Diabolique') re-shot by Jeremiah S. Chechik . In the same year , he played the role of TV host agent Helen Keller (Helen) in the TV series " The Late Shift " directed by the famous female director Betty Thomas and reflecting the fierce competition in the TV industry . It proves that she not only plays well in comedy, but also plays well in political dramas.
In 1997, Casey accepted the invitation of the famous director James Cameron (James Cameron) to play a role in the epic "Titanic" ('Titanic') starring Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Winslet (Kate Winslet). The legendary outbreak of rich woman Molly Brown (Molly Brown). Although there are not many roles in the film, the role of the'unsinkable lady' leaves a deep impression on people. The famous director and several actors' performances made the film won 11 awards including Best Picture at the 70th Oscars Awards the following year . Casey Baez has gained a lot from participating in "Titanic" . Since the filming of "Titanic" , her relationship with actor Bernard Hill (Bernard Hill) has increased day by day. In 1998, Casey starred in the political satire "primary color" ('Primary Colors') directed by Mike Nichols, the gold medal director of The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Than-Holden (Libby Holden). The film is based on the best-selling American novel of the same name that alludes to political figures, starring John Travolta and Emma Thompson. Casey’s lively performance earned her the Ballon d'Or and OscarsNomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the same year, she also starred in Frank Coraci's comedy " The Waterboy " ('The Waterboy'), starring Helen Keller, the doting and doting Adam Sandler mother. The film was very popular when it was released, winning more than 100 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue.
Casey Baez continued to play some finely carved roles while her acting career was booming, she began to try her second career-director. In 1993, she directed the police TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street Season 1" ('Homicide: Life on the Street') and "New York City Crime Squad" ('NYPD Blue') for the first time. Later, she directed the television series "persuade" ('Talking with', 1995) adapted by The United States of America Public Broadcasting Corporation , the prison-themed television series "Oz" in 1997 and the television series "Six Feet " in 2001. " Six Feet Under " ('Six Feet Under'), and the 2002 family series "Everwood" ('Everwood'). Although she is still a novice director, the 1999 biopic "Dash and Lilly" ('Dash and Lilly') won her the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Director of Film and TV Series.
In the new millennium, Casey participated in the shooting of Jerry Zucker's lively satirical comedy "Rat Race" ('Rat Race', 2001). In the same year, he appeared in the western action film "Lawless" ('American Outlaws' ) directed by Les Mayfield , as the mother of The United States of America famous western legend Jesse James (Jesse James) . In 2002, she played the outrageous mother-in-law Mary Ann in Todd Louiso's " Love Liza " ('Love Liza'). Soon after, he participated in the filming of the suspense film "dragonfly" ('Dragonfly') starring Kevin Costner and directed by Tom Shadyac , playing Mrs. Belmondo (Mrs. Belmondo ) in the film. Belmont). Casey Baez doesn't have many roles in these films, but the interpretation of the films plays a key role.
In 2002, Casey Baez's highlight was the elderly comedy "About Schmidt" ('About Schmidt') co-starring with Jack Nicholson and directed by Alexander Payne . This is a film about the meaning of life and discussing the problem of aging society. Casey plays a enthusiastic and life-loving mother-in-law, Roberta Hertzel (Roberta Hertzel) in the film. The outstanding performance of these two Oscars actresses and queens made the film full of warm and touching points, and became a popular film at this year's Oscars Awards. Kathy was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in The United States of America The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures , and nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 60th Ballon d'Or and 75th Oscars Awards. Another peak of acting career.
In 2010, Casey starred in the nbc TV series "Shoe Store Lawyer", also known as " Harry's Law "
; in 2011, the second season of the show was broadcast
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In 2013, he participated in " The United States of America Horror Story Season 3 " as Lalauri e .
In 2014, he participated in " The United States of America Horror Story Season 4 " as Ethel Darlin g.
In 2015, he participated in " The United States of America Horror Story Season 5 " as Ir is.
In 2016, he participated in " American Horror Story: Roanoke Season 6 ", as Agnes Marie Winstead .
In 2018, he participated in " American Horror Story Season 8 " as Ms. Miriam Mead .
In 2019, he starred in " Richard Jewell ", decorated with Bobby Zhu Er.
Personal Life
His father Langdon Doyle (Langdon Doyle) was a mechanical engineer, and his mother Bertye Kathleen (Bertye Kathleen) passed away on February 15, 1997 at the age of 91. Casey has two sisters: Mary (Mary) and Patricia (Patricia) .
In 1977, Casey met and lived with actor Tony Campisi (the two were married in 1991 and divorced in 1997) .
Character Evaluation
Casey Baez has a gelatinous skin, plump, slightly puckered lips, and a pair of blue and green eyes. She is really a charming stunner; but she was trapped by the trend of getting fatter and stout. waist was ridiculed by some critics , which was a taboo as an actor; but Kathy Baez did not move and persevered; more importantly, she can According to the needs of the role, through the charm of her own personality, what she acts like and what she is, changed the audience's perception of her appearance. The persevering and very civilian Casey finally gained something and made a series of brilliant films
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