10 Actors Who Retired Before Returning to Acting

unbranded • 2023-09-04

The world of acting can be both exhilarating and exhausting. Here are 10 actors who briefly retired before making a comeback.

Cameron Diaz 
Daniel Day-Lewis 
Greta Garbo 
Ke Huay Quan 
Shirley MacLaine 
John Travolta 
Mickey Rourke 
Clint Eastwood 
Shelly DuVall 
Jamie Lee Curtis 
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Cameron Diaz

The “Charlie's Angels” actress once ruled the box office and was one of the biggest names in Hollywood. However, after a string of flops, she became disillusioned with the kind of work available to her. She left Hollywood after 2014 and is only coming back now in 2023, to star in Netflix’s “Back In Action”.