10 Actors You Didn't Know Have Retired

10. Cameron Diaz

During the late '90s and into the 2000s, Cameron Diaz was one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.

Having made her feature debut in The Mask - a role she landed at a time when she had zero acting experience - the always bubbly Diaz went on to make memorable appearances in heavy hitters such as There's Something About Mary, Gangs of New York, Any Given Sunday, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky and two Charlie's Angels pictures.

As it stands, though, the final role of the stellar career of Cameron Diaz is her turn as controlling drunk Colleen Hannigan in the 2014 take on Annie. In the immediate aftermath of Annie's release, Diaz opted to take a break from the industry, citing how she had become fed up of the extensive travel involved in the film business.

That 'break from the industry' became a more permanent arrangement in March 2018 when the actress formally announced her retirement.

Since her appearance in Annie, Cameron Diaz has penned her second health-based book, served as a keynote speak at the 2019 EEEEEATSCON festival, started her own organic wine brand, invested in health and biotech startups, and married Good Charlotte's Benji Madden - with whom she now has a young daughter.