Actress Kathy Bates is reflecting on her career and pulling no punches about one director’s criticism of her looks—criticism that led to lead actress Michelle Pfeiffer being cast in a role Bates originated Off-Broadway.
The 76-year-old Matlock star sat down for a bold new interview with Vanity Fair and cleared the air about why she wasn’t cast in Garry Marshall’sFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, a role she originated on stage.
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In the June issue of Vanity Fair, Bates explains why she was passed over for the 1991 film adaptation of Frankie and Johnny, which starred Pfeiffer and Al Pacino. Referring to Marshall, who directed the film, Bates said, “He couldn’t make the leap that people would see me onscreen kissing someone. Me actually kissing a man onscreen—that would not be romantic.”
The Academy Award winner also shared other slights she’s endured during her long acting career. She revealed that in a film she starred in after Misery—for which she won the Best Actress Oscar—she had a kissing scene that was ultimately cut. While promoting At Play in the Fields of the Lord with co-star Aidan Quinn, Bates recalled a British journalist asking Quinn if he thought their pairing as a married couple was realistic.
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So upset by the journalist’s rude question, Bates wanted some time to herself and booked the first flight she could find—only to get on the plane and be greeted by a magazine featuring Pfeiffer promoting Frankie and Johnny.
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