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Kathy Bates reveals she got her 'feelings really hurt' early in her career: 'I’d get on a plane and fly home'

How Kathy Bates handled being underestimated early in her career: 'I got my feelings really hurt and flew home.'

Kathy Bates.Still, anyone who encounters Bates should not expect her to be like the unhinged Annie Wilkes of Misery, the domineering characters she's played across seasons of American Horror Story, or even the astute titular criminal lawyer on the forthcoming Matlock." Matlock, which comes to CBS this fall, stars Bates as a septuagenarian lawyer who returns to the workforce on the strength of her brilliant reputation and uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Bates began her screen career predominantly in film, but frequently pivoted to television in the last 15 years, starring in shows such as Harry's Law, and multiple iterations of American Horror Story.

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