Richard Jewell

Bobi Jewell

2019

The Highwaymen

Ma Ferguson

2019

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

Barbara Haggermaker

2018

Drunk on Love

Vera Greenwood

2017

On the Basis of Sex

Dorothy Kenyon

2018

Feud: Bette and Joan (TV)

2017

Disjointed (TV)

2017

Bad Santa 2

Sunny Soke

2016

The Great Gilly Hopkins

Maime Trotter

2015

Complete Unknown

Nina

2016

The Boss

Ida Marquette

2016

Tammy

Lenore

2014

American Horror Story (TV)

Madame Delphine LaLaurie

2011

You May Not Kiss the Bride

Bryan's Mother

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

Beverly Corbett

2011

Alice (TV)

2009

Harry's Law (TV)

2011

The Blind Side

Miss Sue

2009

Valentine's Day

Susan

2010

Chéri

Madame Peloux

2009

Personal Effects

Gloria

2009

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Regina Jackson

2008

The Family That Preys

Charlotte Cartwright

2008

Bonneville

Margene Cunningham

2006

P.S. I Love You

Patricia

2007

Bee Movie

Janet Benson

2007

The Golden Compass

Hester

2007

Fred Claus

Mother Claus

2007

Guilty Hearts

2006

Charlotte's Web

Bitsy the Cow

2006

Relative Strangers

Agnes Menure

2006

Failure to Launch

Sue

2006

Warm Springs

2005

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Marquesa

2004

Little Black Book

Kippie Kann

2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Narrator (voice)

2004

Love Liza

Mary Ann Bankhead

2002

About Schmidt

Roberta Hertzel

2002

Unconditional Love

Grace Beasley

2002

Dragonfly

Mrs. Belmont

2002

American Outlaws

2001

Bruno

Mother Superior

2000

The Waterboy

Mama Boucher

1998

The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV)

1999

Primary Colors

Libby Holden

1998

The War at Home

Maurine Collier

1996

Amy Foster

Miss Swaffer

1997

Titanic

Molly Brown

1997

Diabolique

Det. Shirley Vogel

1996

Angus

1995

The Late Shift

Helen Kushnick

1996

Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Curse of the Starving Class

Ella Tate

1994

A Home of Our Own

Frances Lacey

1993

Used People

Bibby Berman

1992

Prelude to a Kiss

Leah Blier

1992

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Hazel Quarrier

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Evelyn Couch

1991

Misery

Annie Wilkes

1990

White Palace

Rosemary

1990

Men Don't Leave

Lisa Coleman

1990

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Mrs. Canby

1988

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

Helen Blake (as Kathy D. Bates)

1987

Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Stella Mae

1982

Straight Time

Selma Darin

1978