12 Stars Who Walked Away From Hollywood at the Height of Their Fame
9. Bridget Fonda
Hollywood royalty by birth, Bridget Fonda is the granddaughter of Henry Fonda and the daughter of Peter Fonda. In the ’90s she starred in Single White Female, Point of No Return and Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown.
In the early 2000s she simply stopped acting. She married composer Danny Elfman in 2003 and chose a quiet life away from the cameras.
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10. Jack Gleeson
As the cruel King Joffrey in Game of Thrones, Jack Gleeson played one of the most hated characters in TV history, a sign of how good he was in the role.
Instead of cashing in, he said he was stepping away from acting after the show. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and co-founded a small theater company. Years later he returned in smaller projects of his own choosing.