Kathy Bates Bates has been a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood for more than five decades, but the Oscar winner has now decided the curtain must come down on her phenomenal career. Bates is set to lead Matlock On CBS, a reboot of the classic legal TV drama, but the actress has now called the upcoming series ““My last dance.”
Matlock It's an 18-episode series based on the 1980s show that starred Andy Griffith as the eponymous lawyer. The new series will reimagine the classic show, with Bates playing Matlock, who returns to the old law firm where she found great success in her younger years. According to Bates, Matlock This is the only reason she hasn't retired from the industry yet.which makes it easy to see why she doesn't plan on looking for any other work once this trip is over.
Speaking to The New York Times, Bates revealed that before taking on the role of Matlock, a bad filming experience on an unnamed movie had her ready to walk away on the spot. Feeling like she had given everything to the role, only to be ignored, she spoke to her agent and told him she planned to retire. Despite this, her agent sent her a script in January 2024 for her next film. Matlockand It was impressive enough for her to pause her retirement plan.She pointed out that she assumed the role:
Everything I have prayed for, worked for, and struggled for, suddenly I can be asked to use it all. And that is exhausting.
Kathy Bates has had an impeccable career.
while Bates began her career on stage in the 1970s.Her role in Stephen King's 1990 film was as Annie Wilkes. misery This catapulted her to a whole new level of fame. Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as a troubled fan who holds her favorite author hostage in her home, and it also made her misery Not only one of the best adaptations of Stephen King novels, but one of the best films ever made.
After winning the Oscar, Bates' career soared as she was inundated with offers, leading to roles in films such as another adaptation of King's novel with Dolores Claiborneand James Cameron Titanicplaying real-life socialite Molly Brown. Over the next decade, Bates' choice of roles proved incredibly versatile, demonstrating the breadth of her talent across all genres and mediums. From her critically acclaimed turn in Primary colorsto Jack Nicholson's comedy About SchmidtEach role brought her more recognition, and shifting her focus to television roles didn't change that.
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Whether she's playing a kind motherly figure or a wicked, down-to-earth woman, her consistent strength as a performer always comes to the fore.
Bates has made notable appearances in popular shows such as six feet underground and Harry's Lawfor which she received two Emmy nominations. Her work on multiple seasons of Ryan Murphy's Netflix anthology series american horror story We've seen the actress return to the kind of dark roles that brought her so much acclaim in miseryShe won an Emmy Award in 2014. Her most recent roles were in Are you there God? I'm Margaret And Netflix Family affair With Nicole Kidman.
if Matlock This is set to be her final performance, and is expected to be another role that Bates will make her own, It will add to one of the most impressive resumes in Hollywood. While there are many actors who hang up their acting boots long before they turn 70, Bates, at 76, definitely deserves to retire a few times over.
Matlock
The series is scheduled to premiere on CBS on September 22, and will stream on Paramount+ at a later date.
