Kathy Bates On Why Garry Marshall Didn’t Cast Her In ‘Frankie And Johnny’ & Why She’s Never Felt She “Belonged” In Hollywood

Kathy Bates Explains Why Director Didn't Cast Her In 'Romantic' Role

Bates says this director didn't see her "actually kissing a man onscreen."

Kathy Bates makes shocking claim about why she lost 1990s film role

‘Matlock’ star said director didn’t think she was suited to on-screen kissing

Kathy Bates On Why Garry Marshall Didn’t Cast Her In ‘Frankie And Johnny’ & Why She’s Never Felt She “Belonged” In Hollywood

Kathy Bates is recalling why director Garry Marshall didn't cast her in the film adaptation of 'Frankie and Johnny,' a stage role she originated.

Kathy Bates Claims Garry Marshall Rejected Her for Role Because Her Kissing a Man “Would Not Be Romantic”

Oscar winner Kathy Bates claims Garry Marshall declined to cast her in 1991's Frankie and Johnny because her kissing a man 'would not be romantic.

Kathy Bates Says Garry Marshall Refused to Cast Her in 'Frankie and Johnny' Because She Wasn't Pretty Enough

Kathy Bates revealed that Garry Marshall refused to cast her in the 1991 film “Frankie and Johnny,” a role she had originated Off-Broadway, because seeing a man kiss her onscreen “would not be romantic.” “He couldn’t make the leap that people would see me onscreen kissing someone,” Bates told Vanity Fair in an interview published on Tuesday. “Me actually kissing a man onscreen — that would not be romantic.” Despite Bates being nominated for an O…

Kathy Bates says Garry Marshall declined to cast her in movie because of her looks

The screen legend looks back on struggling to book roles because of her looks.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage Kathy Bates; Garry MarshallKathy Bates claims the late Garry Marshall declined to cast her in the film adaptation of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, in a role she originated on the stage, because of her looks.The screen icon, 76, looked back on struggling to book roles despite her star turns in proj…