# Well-known actors/actresses that have retired. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930 "2010-03-01T23:14:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930/41 "2010-03-02T18:37:27Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I think she probably saw the writing on the wall, especially after being eclipsed by Judy Garland and the like, and decided retiring gracefully was for the best. she was a dynamite child star, but it doesn’t always translate to adult roles. I met her in Prague when she was Ambassador there, but was cautioned beforehand not to bring up her film career. She apparently considers her diplomatic career to be her crowning success. > > As for many of the others listed (like Meg Tilly), “retirement” often means “nobody will hire me”. Tilly pops up in the poker tournaments as a perennial loser. Wrong Tilly. Meg’s sister Jennifer is the poker player, AFAIK. And she hasn’t retired from acting. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930/42 "2010-03-02T18:51:57Z")
Johnny Carson—not exactly an actor, but certainly a celebrity who retired from showbiz. > [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Clint Eastwood said Gran Torino was his last acting role but he will still direct. If you’re including people who retired from acting to focus on directing, how about Ron Howard? ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930/43 "2010-03-02T18:55:16Z")
I thought that Maggie Cheung had retired, but I noticed that she had a cameo in a film from this year listed. Also, she was supposed to be in a small role in _Inglorious Basterds_ but got cut. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930/44 "2010-03-02T19:02:17Z")
> [@Monstera\_deliciosa](#): > > Wrong Tilly. Meg’s sister Jennifer is the poker player, AFAIK. And she hasn’t retired from acting. I remember when Jennifer Tilly did one of the Celebrity Poker tournaments, and the announcers spent most of the time talking about her breasts. Can’t say i can blame them… Come to think of it, I think Lacey Chabert was at that same table…now there’s a couple women I’d let roll me under the table any day! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930/45 "2010-03-02T19:07:14Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I remember when Jennifer Tilly did one of the Celebrity Poker tournaments, and the announcers spent most of the time talking about her breasts. Yeah. He said, “And Jennifer Tilly wins with a big pair!” ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930/46 "2010-03-02T19:39:58Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I remember when Jennifer Tilly did one of the Celebrity Poker tournaments, and the announcers spent most of the time talking about her breasts. > > Can’t say i can blame them… Hell, I spend most of my time talking about her breasts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-actors-actresses-that-have-retired/530930.md?page=2)