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Kathy Bates

Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and film director. After appearing in several minor roles in film and television during the 1970s and the 1980s, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery (1990), for which she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe.

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Charlie Sheen 'honored' to have Kathy Bates portray his character's ghost on 'Two and a Half Men'

"Tiger blood" swilling celeb Charlie Sheen told friends he was "honored" that Oscar winner Kathy Bates will play the ghost of his " Two and a Half Men " character, Charlie Harper, in a future episode.

Earlier this week, CBS announced that Harper's ghost will make a cameo appearance in the rebooted comedy April 30, but with Bates -- not Sheen -- reprising the role of the hell-raising Casanova.The move was deemed to be a kick in the teeth from creator Chuck Lorre , who fired Sheen after his sensational meltdown left "Men" teetering on the brink of the abyss -- also known as being "on hiatus."But if that was the case, it appears to have backfired.Sheen told friends he admires Bates as she is "an incredibly funny, talented actress" and is "honored" that they share a connection, TMZ reported Thursday.Harper met a horrific death when he "fell" in front of a Paris subway train while on his honeymoon with Rose -- his longtime stalker.His funeral kicked off the ninth season premiere, which saw t...

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