Kathy Bates will retire from acting after her stint on CBS' Matlock reboot comes to an end: 'It's my last dance'

Kathy Bates will retire from acting after her stint on CBS' Matlock reboot comes to an end: 'It's my last dance' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 20:48 EDT, 8 September 2024 | Updated: 20:50 EDT, 8 September 2024 e-mail View comments After an iconic career spanning five decades, Kathy Bates revealed she's ready to retire, after her new CBS series Matlock runs its course.

The 76-year-old actor plays Madeline Matlock in a gender-flipped reboot of the original Matlock series that ran from 1986 to 1995 starring Andy Griffith. The actress has earned an Oscar, two Primetime Emmys and two Golden Globes throughout her storied career. During a new wide-ranging interview with The New York Times , Bates revealed she's ready to call it a career.

.. which she was actually planning before Matlock came around.

She revealed that a recent movie shoot last year (she won't identify which movie) had caused her to seriously consider retiring...

before the Matlock script came her way. After an iconic career spanning five decades, Kathy Bates revealed she's ready to retire, after her new CBS series Matlock runs its course The 76-year-old actor plays Madeline Matlock in a gender-flipped reboot of the original Matlock series that ran from 1986 to 1995 starring Andy Griffith 'It becomes my life. Sometimes I get jealous of having this talent.

Because I can’t hold it back, and I just want my life,' she said. Weeks after telling her agents sh.