Kathy Bates has had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Misery actress - who previously battled ovarian cancer in 2003 - has undergone surgery to remove her breasts following the detection of the disease, and reveals she will not be having any radiation or chemotherapy.

"After much consideration, I underwent a double mastectomy. Luckily, I don't have to undergo radiation or chemo. My family call me Kat because I always land on my feet and thankfully this is no exception," she told People.

The 64-year-old Oscar winner is now "looking forward" to working again after doctors told her she would recover: "My doctors have assured me I'm going to be around for a long time. I'm looking forward to getting back to work doing what I love."

Kathy previously kept her ovarian cancer diagnosis secret because she wanted to keep working, but said should cancer return she would not be quiet. "I admire people who have been open, like Melissa Etheridge and women I see walking around facing it without wigs and all of that stuff. I think I'd be more courageous next time," she said earlier this year.