Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Kathy Bates speaks at the 2025 WIE Summit - reflecting on her legendary career - from her iconic role in Misery to her critically acclaimed performance and producing role in CBS’s Matlock. She opens up about the evolution of women in entertainment, the importance of creative control, and her advocacy work with the Lymphatic Education & Research Network. With nearly five decades of groundbreaking work across stage, film, and television, Bates shares her insights on legacy, resilience, and the stories still worth telling.

In Her Words presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television to media and gaming and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment. With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation and beyond.

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