Matlock’s Skye P. Marshall Says Working with Kathy Bates is Like Winning the Lottery

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For Skye P. Marshall, getting the part of Olympia on CBS’ Matlock is the culmination of a lot of hard work. “Every decision I've made in my career has led me to this moment. I'm a winner.” On Matlock, Marshall’s Olympia is a successful attorney at a prestigious New York City law firm who suddenly must contend with Madeline “Matty” Matlock (played by Kathy Bates), who has reentered the work force later in life. “At the beginning, we're not friends, but we're not just colleagues. And then over time, you'll start to see that that really is the love story.” While on the surface the two women are very different, they soon realize that the things about them that others use against them–Olympia’s race, Matty’s age–are actually things they can use to their advantage. “We both use it to our advantage because our need of doing good and defending the victims who cannot afford to fight for themselves.” When Marshall got the part, she says, “I screamed and cried a lot. The call felt like hitting the lottery. The call felt like what I would imagine LeBron James received in 2003 when he was the number one draft pick.” But after wrapping this season, with another season already greenlit by CBS, Marshall says one of the biggest takeaways from working with Bates so closely is how real Bates is. “Kathy has never forgotten where she's come from. Genuinely, she does not believe that she's better than the PA or the cater waiters. She doesn't.”

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