It was 1970, when Kathy Bates had moved in New York, for to pursue her career as an actress.
“I was never an ingenue,” she said about her move.
“I’ve always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you,”
When the dates showed 1980, she had starred in her first Broadway play, Come Back To The Five And Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. She was the Stella May in the play.
When she was 42, she had her breakthrough with her role in Misery, and she had her best actress Academy Award.
“You’re either young and glamorous and you’re going to get the lead, or it’s the opposite: you’re not attractive enough. So you’re playing the friend or the killer or the lesbian or the doctor or whatever,” she had talked about the roles she play.
“But the one who gets to play the young, pretty, gets-the-boy-at-the-end role doesn’t have any power. And vice-versa: a character can have power, but not femininity.”
As she is a successful in her acting career, she also directed some productions too, like, Homicide: Life On The Street, NYPD Blue, Oz, Six Feet Under.
But in past, she had diagnosed with cancer, twice. Back in 2003, she had her first diagnosis with ovarian cancer, and in 2012, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
After her surgery for breast cancer, she had diagnosed with lymphedema, and now, she is the spokeperson of Lymphatic Education & Research Network.
In the past years, she had lost 80 pounds. To prevent her arms to being swollen, she had to wear compression sleeves.
“If I can stop rushing, relax my shoulders, straighten my spine, breathe deeply, and focus on each little moment of completing a task, I have more confidence in my ability to live with LE. The pandemic forced me to slow down.” She said.
“Going out in public wearing a compression garment, especially when people aren’t educated about LE, can sometimes be more painful than the disease itself. However, hiding at home and living a sedentary life will only make things worse for your body and brain.” She continued.
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