Kathy Bates

Actress Kathy Bates, who is best known for her work in Misery for which she won an Academy Award, has waged a private battle with ovarian cancer in 2003 but since it leaked to the press she has announced that she was able to make a full recovery and is now more than five years into remission.
Bates continues to pop up in movies as the overbearing adorable characters she is known for; with appearances recently in films such as PS I Love You, Bee Movie, and The Family That Preys.