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Kathy Bates Says ‘Matlock’ Will Be Her Last Role Before Retiring: ‘My Final Dance’

Kathy Bates says she'll retire after her final role in the CBS reboot of "Matlock."

“Everything I’ve prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to be asked to use all of it,” she says Kathy Bates speaks onstage at the "Matlock" Presentation Q&A during the CBS Network portion of the 2024 TCA Summer Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on July 13, 2024 in Pasadena, California (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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