Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Bates, Kathy, 1948-
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor Kathy Bates. Bates speaks about her upbringing in Memphis, Tenn., the daughter of older parents; her childhood forays into acting; attending Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she studied drama under Dr. Bernard Hopgood; moving to New York to pursue a career as an actor; her first significant role in the 1975 Off-Broadway play Vanities; her role in the original production of Beth Henley's Crimes of the heart in Louisville, KY, which moved to Off-Broadway in 1981; her experiences performing in her acclaimed role as a suicidal daughter in the 1983 Broadway play 'Night, mother by Marsha Norman; and her role in the 1987 Off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Bates also discusses also her roles in such motion pictures as Misery (1990), directed by Rob Reiner, Fried green tomatoes (1991), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Titanic (1997), and Primary colors (1998). Bates expounds on her approach to acting; choosing a role; what she seeks from a director; and her concerns about the current level of standards of her craft. A brief question and answer session with Bates and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Motion pictures > Production and direction
2. Theater > Production and direction
3. Actresses > Interviews
4. Bates, Kathy, 1948- > Interviews
5. Heifner, Jack > Vanities
6. Titanic (Motion picture : 1997)
7. Theater > New York (State) > New York
8. Interviews
9. Talk shows
10. Fried green tomatoes (Motion picture)
11. Misery (Motion picture)
12. Primary colors (Motion picture)
13. Dolores Claiborne (Motion picture)
14. Norman, Marsha > 'Night, mother
15. Television
16. McNally, Terrence > Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
17. Henley, Beth > Crimes of the heart

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1681

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 412.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on March 9, 1998. First broadcast on April 4, 1999.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Kathy Bates [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1999.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on March 9, 1998. First broadcast on April 4, 1999.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Bates, Kathy, 1948- interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1681