Thursday, September 13, 2012

Kathy Bates Diagnosed With Breast Cancer


For the second time in her life, Kathy Bates has been diagnosed with cancer. She survived ovarian cancer almost a decade ago and now told Kneepads that she was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago and has already had a double mastectomy. Her doctors told her that she will be around for a very long time. Kathy Bates is one of the best actresses I have ever seen. She can play anything from comedy to drama and be believable in any role. The thing I love about her is she is always willing to take chances and not be confined to one role or think that something is beneath her. Want her to do a cameo on Two And A Half Men? It probably looked dumb in the script, but Kathy pulled off playing Charlie Sheen and is nominated for an Emmy for it.


43 comments:

  1. Love her, I hope she'll be OK.

    ReplyDelete
  2. She's always been a favorite of mine, although I didn't care for that series she had - I think it was Harry's Law or something. Hope she does ok and is back soon!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. i loved harry's law & i'm still bitter at nbc for canceling it yet they keep crap like whitney around

      Delete
  3. You can tell she absolutely loves to act. She always delivers.
    She is one of my favorites. I hope she recovers quickly.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love her overall, but my favorite is her role in What About Schmidt. Get well soon, lady.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I thought the ovarian cancer was more recent. I really hope she fares well. I enjoy her in every role she plays.

    ReplyDelete
  6. She's fantastic! I wish her a full recovery/remission.

    ReplyDelete
  7. nola, "About Schmitt" is a favorite of mine too! That movie, especially the ending, makes me bawl every time.

    Her character in it totally steals the show, and her family is hilarious! To those who haven't seen it--I couldn't recommend it more highly.
    Plus it has Howard Hesseman(n)!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I love her and actually want to be Kathy Bates when I grow up - she's a force of nature. I remember her first in Fried Green Tomatoes - the scene where the smashes up that bratty teenager's car in the parking lot to prove a point. I still fantasize about doing that.

    Get well soon, lady!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes! Frufra! That scene was fabulous. You don't know how many times I've really really wanted to do this....

      Aren't we getting personal drivers soon?

      Delete
  9. Anonymous7:17 AM

    Love her in Misery and Delores Claiborne. She's so talented. I say "You dirty birdy!" and "One of us will be going to the bone factory" because of those movies. I wish her a fast recovery.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Kathy Bates such a treasure. I'm saddened to read she's enduring another round of the Big C. I sincerely hope she recovers.

    One of my favorite roles of hers was 'The Late Shift', where she played Jay Leno's foul mouthed agent, Helen Kushnick to utter perfection.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love you Kathy Bates! Best wishes for a full recovery and continued full, vibrant life.

    You go!!!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Love Dolores Claiborne! Ooh, David Strathairn (sp) played her awful hubby! I loved how their marriage ends in that...haha.

    "Sometimes, Dolores, sometimes you have to be a high riding bitch to survive. Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hang on to."

    I love that movie!

    ReplyDelete
  13. nothing but good health and good wishes coming your way, Kathy bates!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Love her she can be good but oh she can be so very bad...
    Get well and stay well..

    ReplyDelete
  15. All the best to Kathy. She's definitely one of my favorites. I just love her.

    ReplyDelete
  16. She makes me cry in Angus.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Ugh I can't take this. How many people do u know who "beat" cancer but it keeps coming back?

    ReplyDelete
  18. God bless you Kathy, you're in my prayers. And her guest spot on 2.5 Men is the only watchable episode of the Ashton era.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Anonymous8:14 AM

    Awwww, I love her! I hope she recovers quickly.

    ReplyDelete
  20. I hope she has a speedy recovery. I know it can be completely exhausting, as my grandmother had a double-mastectomy, too. :(

    ReplyDelete
  21. Wow, I'm sorry to hear this, but it sounds like she's going to be okay. Love her work.

    ReplyDelete
  22. She was GREAT in Angus! What a good movie...

    And loved her in Water Boy. She made that movie. "women is the debil".

    ReplyDelete
  23. Loved her in Fried Green Tomatoes, my favorite part was she rammed in her car into that little convertible, tee hee. I wish her the best.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous9:37 AM

      @rhinovodka, I agree. Such a great scene, particularly for underdogs. Love Kathy and wish her a speedy recovery and many more years of fine acting.

      Delete
  24. Love love love her! Get well soon!

    ReplyDelete
  25. TOWANDA, Kathy!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  26. Wishing her a full and speedy recovery. This woman is Aces! She is brave and fabulous actress. I also loved the car smashing...I don't remember the exact quote, *Because I'm a grown up and I have good insurance.*

    ReplyDelete
  27. I swear I have seen every movie she has been in at least twice if none 4-5 times. She is one of a kind. Love her and all the best. She is a force of nature.

    ReplyDelete
  28. Ms. Kathy you are amazing. You have made me laugh, cry, scream with terror. You make every ensemble better!

    Hugs to you and wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

    ReplyDelete
  29. One of my all time favorites. Get well soon, lady! We love you!

    ReplyDelete
  30. @Layna Day, I LOVE Delores Claiborne. She was amazing in it. She has such acting range. I would love to see her in a musical just to see her rock that too.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Wishes to a quick recovery for her. She is a classic!

    ReplyDelete
  32. This is too bad, but the treatments are amazing now, and at least money is not an issue. My mother got breast cancer twice (at 45 and 90) and died of (another) stroke.

    ReplyDelete
  33. Wow Tux cat..Your mama was a fighter! And first time I saw Kathy was in "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jummy Dean." Loved her in the movie that was a roman a clef about Clinton where she committed suicide. She's just an amazing actor with a stratospheric range. May she kick the big C's ass!

    ReplyDelete
  34. Loved her in Dolores Claiborne. This is in my top 5 favorite movies and she is a big reason why.

    Speedy recovery.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Fried Green Tomatoes:
    "Face it lady, we're younger and faster".
    Repeatedly reverses car into theirs.
    "Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance".

    ReplyDelete
  36. @ Frufra - those weren't teenagers. Those were, it's sad to say, grown women!

    Evelyn Couch: Hey! I was waiting for that spot!
    Girl #1: Face it, lady, we're younger and faster!
    [Evelyn rear-ends the other car six times]
    Girl #1: What are you *doing*?
    Girl #2: Are you *crazy*?
    Evelyn Couch: Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.

    Thank you, IMDB.

    ReplyDelete
  37. Oh NO! I love ya Kathy, you're amazing!! Best wishes to you, for a full recovery. This lady is in the top 3 of my personal list of "Famous People I'd Most Like To Hang With/Be Related To" (the other 2 are Stephen King & Ozzy).
    Because of Misery, cockadoodie & oogy are in my vocabulary. :)

    ReplyDelete
  38. Love you Kathy, you tough old broad, get well soon xox

    ReplyDelete
  39. Odd coincidence, the heart attack episode of Two and a Half Men re-aired tonight, the one where she visits Jon Cryer in the hospital as the ghost of Charlie. So I just saw her in that role.

    (I don't pick the channel for the waiting room TV.)

    ReplyDelete
  40. I love her too. Fried Green Tomatoes is my favorite.

    I wish her well. She is a tremendous talent.

    ReplyDelete