Oscar winning actress Kathy Bates 76 years of age has announced that an upcoming role in the CBS Matlock reboot will Mark a retirement from acting in an emotional interview Bates revealed that the reboot which tackles issues like aism will be a final performance after storyed career in Hollywood the decision to retire came after a difficult unnamed movie Shoot left her emotionally drained Bates admitted that while she wasn't originally a fan of the 986 95 Matlock series the reboot script deeply resonated ated with her everything I prayed for worked for clawed my way up for I'm suddenly able to be asked to use all of it she said and it's exhausting this is my last chance Bas reflected on the challenges of her career despite her success she expressed a mix of gratitude and pain over experiences including her Oscar winning role in misery I never felt like a movie star she admitted well that's it for now with this update we wrap up today's story and please consider hitting the Subscribe button