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Kathy Bates
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Actor · 1948–

Kathy Batesthe real places of Midnight in Paris.

Kathy Bates is an American film actress and director. Follow Kathy Bates through Midnight in Paris and more credited Works, with the real places on one map.

  • 10Real places
  • 1World
  • 5Cities and regions
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Where it is now

10 placesyou can still find.

Numbered pins follow the story. A dashed ring is an approximate area, not an exact spot.

  1. The tall Gothic-Renaissance facade of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont under a grey sky, with its bell tower and a square in front

    The Left Bank

    The church steps, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

    Place Sainte-Geneviève, 5th arrondissement

    Midnight in Paris

    The steps where Gil sits waiting for a vintage Peugeot to take him back to the 1920s are on the left side of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, just behind the Panthéon.

    The steps are on the left side as you face the church, just behind the Panthéon. It is a working church: sit, but keep the way clear.

    Building

    Photo: Cmcmcm1, CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. The green and yellow shopfront of Shakespeare and Company with book trolleys outside and a blossoming tree

    The Left Bank

    Shakespeare and Company

    37 rue de la Bûcherie, 5th arrondissement

    Midnight in Paris

    Shakespeare & Co. is on the production’s list of locations.

    Bookshop open Monday to Wednesday 10am–8pm, Thursday to Saturday 10am–9pm, Sunday noon–7pm; the café 9am–7pm daily. It sometimes closes early for events.

    Building

    Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0

  3. A tree-lined garden path with clipped hedges and lawns, Notre-Dame’s spire rising behind

    The Left Bank

    Square Jean XXIII

    Behind Notre-Dame, Île de la Cité

    Midnight in Paris

    The production notes place the scene where the museum guide translates for Gil in this garden behind Notre-Dame.

    Works on the surroundings of Notre-Dame were due to run from autumn 2025 to 2028 with the square closed: look in from the riverside and check before you go.

    Site

    Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0

  4. The dark wooden corner frontage of Polidor with its painted sign, under a cream stone apartment building

    The Left Bank

    Polidor

    41 rue Monsieur-le-Prince, 6th arrondissement

    Midnight in Paris

    After leaving the Fitzgeralds, Gil is taken to Polidor to meet Ernest Hemingway.

    Open every day, noon to 10.30pm. Métro Odéon.

    Building

    Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0

  5. The dark wooden shopfront of Deyrolle with its gold lettering, people walking past on the pavement

    The Left Bank

    Deyrolle

    46 rue du Bac, 7th arrondissement

    Midnight in Paris

    The surreal wedding was shot at Deyrolle: Anne Seibel made special feather lamps and dressed the room around the wild animals on display.

    A working shop: open Monday to Saturday, 10am–7pm. Look, but do not touch the specimens.

    Building

    Photo: flightlog, CC BY 2.0

  6. Rodin’s bronze Thinker on a tall stone plinth against a blue sky with white clouds

    The Left Bank

    Musée Rodin

    77 rue de Varenne, 7th arrondissement

    Midnight in Paris

    The production filmed at the Musée Rodin, where Paul argues with the tour guide played by Carla Bruni.

    Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–6.30pm; full price €14. Métro Varenne.

    Building

    Photo: Nick Loyless, CC BY 2.0

  7. 2010 · Los Angeles

    Venice Canal Historic District

    Venice Canal Historic District

    The canal district appears in Valentine’s Day. This pin marks the public canal area, not a private filming residence.

    Site

  8. 2011 · Paris

    Saint-Étienne-du-Mont steps

    Place Sainte-Geneviève, 75005 Paris

    Paris tourism identifies the church steps as the departure point for the film's journeys into the past.

    Site

  9. Memphis

    1948 · Memphis

    Memphis

    Memphis

    Kathy Bates was born in Memphis. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0

  10. Southern Methodist University

    Southern Methodist University

    Southern Methodist University

    Southern Methodist University

    Kathy Bates studied at Southern Methodist University, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: Spencerjc1, CC BY-SA 3.0

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

  • A moonlit lithograph of the church tower of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont with the dome of the Panthéon behind and a few figures in the square

    · Cast

    Midnight in Paris

    Stroke: strike the bell twelve times to light an arch of twelve faces, the 2011 cast and the 1920s people they play, and turn the whole page from 2010 to the 1920s; light five feather lamps for the Deyrolle wedding, walk along the Water Lilies, wish one era back from 2010 to the 1890s, then let it rain on Pont Alexandre III to come home.

    14 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World

The story

3 chaptersand the places they happened.

  1. 1948

    Where it began

    Kathy Bates was born in Memphis. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Kathy Bates studied at Southern Methodist University, according to the biographical record.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

  2. Midnight in Paris

    Gil visits Gertrude Stein, played by Kathy Bates, at home; her real address was 27 rue de Fleurus.

    The Midnight in Paris World maps 6 of its real places, from The church steps, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont to Musée Rodin.

    · WorldMidnight in ParisCast · The Left Bank
    Sources for this chapter (1)

  3. More places on the trail

    The rest of the map follows Kathy Bates through Los Angeles and Paris: locations from the Works credited on this page.

    Sources for this chapter (2)

On screen and on record

The workwith the Worlds marked.

  1. Midnight in ParisWorld
  2. 2010Valentine’s Day

Keep exploring

People and citieson the same map.

Sources for this page (13)
How the Worlds are linked (1)
  • Midnight in Paris: Registered World midnight-in-paris; its research (stroke-research.ts) names Kathy Bates. Linked by a shared catalogue Work id.
Photo credits (9)
  • The tall Gothic-Renaissance facade of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont under a grey sky, with its bell tower and a square in front: Cmcmcm1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Midnight in Paris World), 2022-02-22. Resized.
  • The green and yellow shopfront of Shakespeare and Company with book trolleys outside and a blossoming tree: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 (from the Midnight in Paris World), 2012-04-07. Resized.
  • A tree-lined garden path with clipped hedges and lawns, Notre-Dame’s spire rising behind: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 (from the Midnight in Paris World), 2016-07-02. Resized.
  • The dark wooden corner frontage of Polidor with its painted sign, under a cream stone apartment building: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Midnight in Paris World), 2019-04-25. Resized.
  • The dark wooden shopfront of Deyrolle with its gold lettering, people walking past on the pavement: flightlog, CC BY 2.0 (from the Midnight in Paris World), 2013-08-24. Resized.
  • Rodin’s bronze Thinker on a tall stone plinth against a blue sky with white clouds: Nick Loyless, CC BY 2.0 (from the Midnight in Paris World), 2012-05-05. Resized.
  • Memphis: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, 2026-02-23. Resized.
  • Southern Methodist University: Spencerjc1, CC BY-SA 3.0, 2008-05. Resized.
  • A moonlit lithograph of the church tower of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont with the dome of the Panthéon behind and a few figures in the square: Thomas Shotter Boys, CC0 (from the Midnight in Paris World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

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