10 Popular Young Actors Who Quit Hollywood

10. Dolores Hart

Dolores Hart made her movie debut in the 1957 musical drama Loving You, in which she was Elvis Presley's first on-screen kiss. She then starred in several movies, including Where the Boys Are, paving a promising career for herself.

But in 1962, the 24-year-old left fans shocked when she announced she was retiring from acting to become a nun. "God called me," Hart told Fox News earlier this year.

Mother Dolores Hart has spent over 50 years living at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. She has written a memoir, The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows, and her life was the subject of an Oscar-nominated HBO documentary, God Is the Bigger Elvis.

The 82-year-old may have left Hollywood's spotlight, but she still receives hundreds of letters from loyal fans seeking religious guidance.