Actress Kathy Bates shared a touching statement following the passing of legendary director, Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The couple tragically passed away in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, December 14.
Bates’ Honors Reiner & His Wife
Bates said that she was “horrified hearing this terrible news.”
“Absolutely devastated,” she told NBC News in a statement. “I loved Rob. He was brilliant and kind, a man who made films of every genre to challenge himself as an artist. He also fought courageously for his political beliefs. He changed the course of my life. Michelle was a gifted photographer. She shot my beautiful photos for the Misery campaign. My heart breaks for them both. My thoughts are with their family.”
An Iconic Role in Reiner’s Psychological Thriller
GettyReiner’s “Misery” is based on Stephen King’s 1987 novel of the same name.
The film earned Bates the Oscar for Best Actress in 1991 for her unforgettable portrayal of Annie Wilkes, an obsessive fan who holds famed novelist Paul Sheldon (played by James Caan) captive.
GettyBates’ Prolific Career
Bates’ career in Hollywood spans decades. Besides her Academy Award win for “Misery,” which also earned her a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award, Bates has received major award nominations for her other projects.
She received a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture in a Musical or Comedy for the film “Fried Green Tomatoes,” for her role as Evelyn Couch, a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in 1997 for the role of Molly Brown in “Titanic”
For her 2002 performance alongside Jack Nicholson in “About Schmidt,” Bates received multiple nominations, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She won an Emmy for American Horror Story’s Coven as Madame Delphine LaLaurie and another for “Freak Show” as Ethel Darling.
Bates was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.
She also received a Tony Award nomination for her stage work in “‘night, Mother.”
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