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Kathy Bates becomes oldest Emmy nominee for best drama actress
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 15 – Kathy Bates, nominated for her role as a septuagenarian lawyer, surpassed Angela Lansbury's record, becoming the oldest lead drama actress nominee at age 77, Emmy officials said.
- Kathy Bates became the oldest Emmy nominee for Best Drama Actress in 2025 for her lead role as Madeline Matlock in CBS’s reboot of Matlock.
- Bates had been considering semi-retirement and was not seeking a lead TV role when she unexpectedly received the offer to star in Matlock.
- The CBS legal drama reboot created by Jennie Snyder Urman premiered in October 2024 to an audience of 7.73 million viewers, earning the network its highest-rated series launch in over five years.
- At 77, Bates surpassed Imelda Staunton’s previous record and also earned nominations from the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes in 2025 for Matlock.
- Bates’s historic nomination, alongside Matlock’s renewal for a second season, signals sustained success for both the actress and the CBS legal drama.
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Kathy Bates becomes oldest Best Drama Actress Emmy nominee
Veteran actor Kathy Bates on Tuesday scored an Emmy nomination for Best Drama Actress. Interestingly, Kathy Bates, 77, has become the oldest nominee for best drama actress for the 2025 Emmys. Bates was nominated for her role as Madeline Matty Matlock on the CBS revival of the legal drama Matlock, which debuted on October 17, 2024, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Upon the series premiere of Matlock last year, Bates told The Hollywood Reporter that…
Kathy Bates becomes oldest Emmy nominee for Best Actress in a Drama at 77: 'Deeply grateful'
The actress was nominated for her role on CBS' "Matlock."Sonja Flemming/CBS Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock on 'Matlock'Kathy Bates is making Emmy history!On Tuesday, the Matlock star was announced as a 2025 Emmy nominee for Best Lead Actress in a Drama, becoming the oldest performer ever nominated in category at age 77. With the nomination, Bates surpasses the record previously held by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when she received her final nod…
Kathy Bates Becomes Oldest Emmy Nominee for Best Drama Actress
At 77, Kathy Bates made history as the oldest nominee for a Best Drama Actress Emmy for her role as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock in CBS's revamped legal drama, 'Matlock.' Initially uninterested in a lead TV role, Bates was surprised by the show's success after its record-setting premiere.
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