Kathy Bates, 76, says she was able to have a long acting career because she 'wasn't a beauty queen'

Alberto E. Rodriguez

• Kathy Bates, 76, credits her long career to not looking like a beauty queen.
• Bates told Variety she has "friends who have been beauty queens who are no longer working because of ageism."
• Ageism against women isn't just a Hollywood problem; it's prevalent in other workplaces, too.

Kathy Bates, 76, says the secret to her long acting career is not looking...