10 Actresses Who Quit The Movie Industry After Having Kids (And 5 Actors)

For these actors and actresses, making movies and TV shows had to be put on the back burner because raising a family was the top priority. Once a person has kids, they realize that their life fully revolves around their child moving forward. Those of us out here who don’t have kids yet can never fully grasp the concept, but anyone who has a child can relate to the feeling. Having a child is a special experience because it is a bond, a connection, and a sensation of love that is indescribable!

That is why it is no surprise to us at all that these actors and actresses wanted to prioritize their time as a parent over their time on a movie set or on a television set. These actors and actresses knew that they could take a break from acting to raise their kids and go back to acting whenever they felt like it, and that’s what a lot of these celebrities chose to do.

15 Demi Moore Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Demi Moore is an incredible actress and before she got pregnant with her first child, she was the star of plenty of movies! She is one of those young actresses who was completely taking Hollywood by a storm. She ended up having kids and stepping back from the spotlight. After her kids got older, she returned to acting.

14 Robin Wright Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Robin Wright is a great actress who took a break from acting after she started having kids. Her kids are named Dillon Francis Penn and Hopper Jack Penn. One of Robin Wright‘s most notable TV shows ever is called House of Cards. We're pretty much everyone has heard of that one!

13 Elizabeth Hurley Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Elizabeth Hurley took a step back from acting to focus on parenthood because she wanted to be the absolute best mother ever. Her son is named Damian Hurley. The fact that she decided to sacrifice time as an actress in order to be the best mom possible is a huge sacrifice of love!

12 Rick Moranis Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Rick Moranis is the actor that we’ve seen in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids back in 1989. When his daughter, Rachel Moranis, was born he knew that he wanted to take a break from acting in order to step up as a father and give her the attention she needed. What an awesome move to make!

11 Halle Berry Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Halle Berry is an award-winning actress who decided to take a break from acting in order to take care of her kids. Some of her awards include the Academy Award for Best Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

10 Candace Cameron Bure Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

When she was a child, Candace Cameron Bure starred on Full House. When she got older, she took a break from acting in order to focus on motherhood. After her kids got a little bit older, she reprised her role on Fuller House as DJ Tanner! Seeing her all-grown-up has been awesome.

9 Bruce Willis Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Bruce Willis is one of the biggest actors of all time. When his daughters are born, he decided to take a step back from the spotlight, the same as his wife, Demi Moore. His kids are named Rumer Willis, Tallulah Willis, Evelyn Penn Willis, Scout Willis, and Mabel Ray Willis.

8 Kellie Shanynge Jackson Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Kellie Shanynge Jackson is an actress that we might recognize from the show Family Matters which aired between 1989 and 1988. She took a break from acting in order to focus on her two children which is something a lot of famous actors and actresses might hesitate to do!

7 Vera Farmiga Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Vera Farmiga decided to focus on being a mom. She knows, just like any parent, that being a parent is one of the greatest and most exciting experiences of all time. Some of the movies we might recognize her from our The Conjuring, Annabelle Comes Home, Orphan, and The Nun. She's the queen of horror films.

6 Cary Grant Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Cary Grant is an actor who was mainly famous back in the 40s through the 50s. He passed away in the 80s but while he was alive, he was a major movie star. When his daughter, Jennifer Grant, was born, he decided to take a pause when it came to making movies in order to focus on fatherhood.

5 Debra Winger Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Debra Winger is an actress that most people might recognize from movies like An Officer & a Gentleman, The Sheltering Sky, and Terms of Endearment. When she had her two kids, she knew that it would be smart to take a break from acting in order to raise her children. She made a smart decision!

4 Lisa Bonet Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Lisa Bonet is an incredible woman. She is one of those actresses that is easily recognized on the street because she has such gorgeous facial features. She is also one of the actresses out there who decided that it would be smart to take a break from acting in order to raise her kids.

3 Dave Chapelle Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Dave Chapelle is a hilarious actor and comedian. He took a step back from Hollywood life and begin focusing on his family, away from Los Angeles. We have nothing but respect for his decision to do this! Anyone that wants to focus on their family before their career is doing things right!

2 Julia Roberts Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Julia Roberts is also known as America’s sweetheart. She’s won plenty of awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She stepped back from acting to be a mom. Temporarily, of course.

1 Michael Schoeffling Wanted To Focus On Parenthood

Last but not least we have Michael Schoeffling. He was an awesome actor from the late 80s and early 90s! One of the biggest movies he was in was 16 Candles in 1984 with none other than Molly Ringwald. When he began having children, he decided that it would be best for him to focus on fatherhood instead of focusing on making movies.

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