Despite Kathy Bates originating the role of Frankie in the Off-Broadway production, she was allegedly denied the part for the ...

Kathy Bates says she lost the lead role in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny' because director Garry Marshall "couldn’t make the ...

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

Kathy Bates revealed that Garry Marshall refused to cast her in a 1991 film because seeing a man kiss her onscreen "would not ...

Kathy Bates claims she was denied Frankie and Johnny role because her kissing a man ‘would not be romantic’ - ‘Matlock’ star ...

Actress Kathy Bates is reflecting on her career and pulling no punches about one director’s criticism of her looks—criticism ...

Despite Bates being nominated for an Obie Award and Drama Desk Award for the role, Michelle Pfeiffer was cast as waitress Frankie opposite Al Pacino’s short-order cook Johnny. Michelle Pfeiffer ...