This is my last dance, Bates said of CBSs new procedural.

The Memphis native recently confirmed toThe New York Timesthat CBS upcomingreboot ofMatlockwill be her final acting gig.

This is my last dance, Bates, 76, told theTimes.

Kathy Bates

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Retirement has been on her mind for some time now.

But 50 years of putting her heart and soul into every project has caught up to her.

It becomes my life, Bates told the newspaper.

Sometimes I get jealous of having this talent.

Because I cant hold it back, and I just want my life.

Matlockpremieres on CBS September 22.