The Oscar-winning actress will play her final role, that of lawyer Matlock, in the reboot of the 1980s-1990s program, which will air from September 22 in the United States.
Soon the end clap for Kathy Bates, revealed in the film Miserywhich won her the Oscar for best actress in 1991. The 76-year-old actress announced on Monday, September 9, at New York Times, to retire and retire from Hollywood. But the star is still taking on one last role.
Kathy Bates will play this fall, the lawyer Matlock, in the eponymous series, which is a reboot of the cult program of the 1980s-1990s, originally carried by the actor Andy Griffith. If the actress had considered retiring earlier, disappointed by a shoot that went badly last year but of which she did not reveal the details, the actress, wanted to play one last role. She was seduced by the script of Matlockthe first episodes of which will be available from September 22 in the United States.
She plays a brilliant and cunning lawyer who suffers from the criticism associated with her age, which makes her feel invisible. A synopsis that, she says, echoes her experience in the world of Hollywood. « Everything I’ve prayed for, worked for, fought for, I’m suddenly able to use it all in this role,” she reveals to New York Times. But this role was « exhausting » for the actress. « So this will be my last dance », she concludes.
Great roles
The actress is therefore taking her bow, leaving behind a wonderful and very productive career. Mainly known for her role as Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990), the actress was also seen in the famous James Cameron film, Titanic (1997), where she plays the role of Molly Brown, a first class passenger who becomes Jack Dawson’s protector.
Kathy Bates also starred in Green Tomato Fritters (1991), alongside Mary Stuart Masterson and Jessica Tandy but has also been seen in series, the best known being Six Feet Under (2003-2005), The Office (2005) or again American Horror Story (2012), where she appears in five out of twelve seasons.
Most recently, the actress appeared alongside Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in the Netflix romantic comedy, A Family Affair.
