Actors who quit acting to do something else

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Nancy Kyes (Halloween, 1978)



After retiring from acting in the early 1990s, she worked as a sculptor in Los Angeles. Nancy returned to acting, playing a part in the 2024 horror movie Hauntology.

[HappyGilmore]

Steve Cardenas was on Power Rangers for like 4 seasons, did two movies, and opted to leave. He moved back to Texas, opened it martial arts center, an did martial arts competitions.

[Trevor]

Roxanna Zal from RIVERS EDGE and THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT AMELIA left acting to become a designer.

[RCMerchant]

Ronald Reagan quit acting (his last job was TV's 'Death Valley Days') to become govener of California and the President of the USA.

[lester1/2jr]

Ronald Reagan quit acting (his last job was TV's 'Death Valley Days') to become govener of California and the President of the USA.

I did that one on the first page though

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Randi Brooks



She's been in countless TV series throughout the 1980s, and appeared in seven motion pictures and in one music video by Dr. Hook. Probably most recognizable, playing a prostitute in Steve Martin's comedy The Man With Two Brains (1983). She retired from acting in the late 1980s to focus on her family. She later worked as a real estate agent in Washington.

[pax]

My favorite actress    Alison Lohman. She is recognition for her performance in White Oleander movie, later she starred in notable movies like Big Fish and Matchstick Men. Despite her success, she stepped away from Hollywood after horror Drag Me to Hell to focus on family life

[The Burgomaster]

Tony Curtis quit to become a fashion designer.

[Trevor]

Tony Curtis quit to become a fashion designer.

😳😄😆😂😅🤣

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Leelee Sobieski



She retired from acting in 2012 to focuse on her children and art career.

Linda Fiorentino



According to Wikipedia her career slowed down to a halt in the early 2000s. It is said Fiorentino was part of "Hollywood's Difficult Women" (Difficult to work with). Apparently Tommy Lee Jones refused to do Men in Black II if Fiorentino was in it, so she was written out of the sequel. Her final film Once More with Feeling was released direct-to-DVD in 2009.

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Charlotte Lewis



Best known for playing the female lead in The Golden Child (1986) and Pirates (1985). She retired from acting in the early 2000s but returned to appear in the art film Lost Angelas in 2019.

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Bridget Fonda's last acting job was 20 years ago (Snow Queen, 2002). She never made an official statement as to why she quit acting.

I guess she finally did. The former actress was recently sighted while traveling with her teenage son. Paparazzi asked her if she will return to acting. Her reply was, "No. I like being a civilian" and moved on.

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Dana Kimmell



Best known for playing the final girl in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982). This was followed by the mystery slasher Sweet 16 (1983) and playing Chuck Norris' daughter in Lone Wolf McQuade (1983). After that, she did mostly TV. Her final film was the horror movie Night Angel (1990). She retired from acting to focus on her family. She is currently working as a Real Estate Broker and owns a property management company in California. She is also a practicing Mormon and applies her Christian values to her work.

[Trevor]

Dolores Hart, the actress who was very popular in the 1950s and early 1960s, left acting to become a nun.

[lester1/2jr]

Actors who SHOULD quit acting to do something else: LL Cool J, John Leguizamo