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‘Awards Chatter' Pod: Kathy Bates on ‘Matlock' Mania, Making ‘Misery' and Why ‘Titanic' Was No Fun
For her portrayal of an older lawyer who returns to the workforce on CBS's hit new show that shares a name but little else ...
Pedro Pascal or Adam Scott? Kathy Bates or Elisabeth Moss? Breaking Down the Top Emmy Contending Drama Performers
The contenders for the Emmys drama acting categories are stars of "The Last of Us," "Severance," "The White Lotus" and more.
‘Matlock’ Production Designer Adam Rowe on How Two Canceled Shows Gave the CBS Hit Its Scale
Rowe tells IndieWire how the production design on 'Matlock' expresses the lead character's point of view, and how he was able ...
Kathy Bates Thought Her Career Was Over – Then ‘Matlock’ Left Her Gobsmacked
I was older and I just felt, ‘This is it, I’m done,'” the actress says of the days before “American Horror Story” and ...
On My Screen: Kathy Bates On ‘Matlock’, Memories Of ‘Misery’ & The Stranger Who Said ‘Dolores Claiborne’ Changed Their Life
Matlock' star Kathy Bates on her desert island shows, how 'Dolores Claiborne' changed a stranger's life and the movie that ...
Kathy Bates Shares How She Lost a Movie Role to Michelle Pfeiffer Over Looks, Despite Creating the Role Onstage
Kathy Bates says she lost the lead role in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny' because director Garry Marshall "couldn’t make the leap that people would see me onscreen kissing someone." ...
Kathy Bates Didn’t Expect the Lovefest
The Matlock star talks candidly about longevity, mental health, and the decades she spent feeling like she didn’t belong.
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Kathy Bates reveals that her character in Matlock was written for no one else
When CBS brought Matlock back in 2024, it wasn’t just about tapping into old memories. It was about trusting Kathy Bates to lead something new. This wasn’t a series trying to revive the past.
Kathy Bates Claims Garry Marshall Rejected Her for Role Because Her Kissing a Man “Would Not Be Romantic”
Bates wanted to star in 1991's 'Frankie and Johnny,' based on Terrence McNally's stage play, where she originated the role of ...
Kathy Bates Explains Why Director Didn't Cast Her In 'Romantic' Role
Though the actor has given us countless moments of joy and occasional jolts of terror, she told Variety on Tuesday that the ...