Kathy Bates, the iconic actress known for her powerful performances in 'Misery', 'Fried Green Tomatoes', and 'American Horror Story', has announced her retirement, calling it her "last dance" in an interview with The New York Times. At 76, Bates reflects on her incredible career and the emotional toll it took, sharing her journey of hard work and pain. She plans to make her final appearance in a reboot of 'Matlock', a role she feels is a culmination of her life’s work, but admits it’s been exhausting. Despite her success, Bates questions whether she’s earned the right to feel the pain of her journey.
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00:00Famed actress Kathy Bates just announced her retirement in a recent interview with the
00:05New York Times, sharing,
00:06"'This is my last dance.'"
00:09Kathy Bates is a legendary actress known for her versatility and captivating performances
00:13across film, television, and theater.
00:16With a career spanning decades, she first rose to fame with her Oscar-winning role as
00:20the obsessed fan in Misery.
00:22Since then, Bates has starred in a wide range of projects, from the heartwarming Fried Green
00:26Tomatoes to the legal drama The Practice, and more recently in American Horror Story.
00:31Now, the 76-year-old actor is ready to make her final appearance in film and television,
00:37in a reboot of the show Matlock.
00:39Matlock is a legal drama which follows an incredibly successful lawyer returning to
00:43work as an unassuming older woman, and using that to help win cases.
00:48Reflecting on how the role was perfect for her, Bates opened up,
00:51"'Everything I've prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to
00:57be asked to use all of it.
00:59It's exhausting.'"
01:00The actress then looked back on what was a successful but apparently very trying career,
01:05sharing,
01:06"'Pain, pain, pain, pain, pain.
01:09Do I have the right to feel this pain, when I was given so much?'