The 76-year-old Hollywood star - who has earned an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during her career - has declared the reboot of Matlock is her "last dance" after she gave it her all and found it "exhausting".
"Everything I've prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to be asked to use all of it," Bates told The New York Times.
"And it's exhausting.
"This is my last dance."
The Misery star had intended to call it quits before the reboot was offered to her after a difficult experience filming.
Matlock premieres on CBS on September 22.
Bates recently revealed one job she would love was starring in one of her American Horror Story co-star Kim Kardashian's SKIMS commercials.
The screen star was gifted some items from Kardashian's shapewear brand a couple of years ago and was promised she could appear in an advert - but she is still waiting to get the call.
Speaking to People in May, the award-winning actor shared: "(Kim) sent me some SKIMS two or three years ago and she said she was going to put me in an ad. And so I think, Kim, I'm waiting. I'm ready."
Kardashian, 43, joined the cast of American Horror Story in 2023, but when asked how she did, Bates admitted she had not seen her showbiz pal in action.
"I haven't had a chance to see it. I've been learning lines for this," she admitted at the time.
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