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Kathy Bates Clarifies She's Not Retiring Amid Matlock’s Success: 'I Would Love for This to Keep Going'

Kathy Bates clarifies that she's not retiring amid Matlock's success, despite saying recently that it'd be her "last dance." She would "love" for the show to "keep going."

While Bates, 76, made headlines recently for saying her buzzy new Matlock rebootis her “last dance” after a five-decade career, she clarifies that she isn’t ready to step away from the industry just yet. Matlock, a twist on the original series that ran from 1986 to 1995 and starred Andy Griffith, gave Bates renewed hope after a period of frustration due to the limited roles being offered to a woman her age. In the scene, Matty tells her husband she wants to continue working as a lawyer even after they’ve completed their revenge mission against one of the partners at her firm.

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