10 TV Shows That Made Actors QUIT The Industry
7. Scandal - Portia De Rossi
Portia de Rossi appeared in the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons of hit political thriller series Scandal, though made the decision to exit the show mid-way through season six.
While shooting the series, de Rossi realised that she had little interest in fighting for roles as a middle-aged woman in Hollywood, and so asked Scandal creator Shonda Rimes to plot her exit. De Rossi said:
"I made this decision about 18 months ago, Shonda Rhimes wrote me off Scandal, it was fine... I was approaching 45, aging out... I was just kind of wondering if there was something I could tackle now that I've never done before that would be really wonderful and different. I kind of knew what acting would look like for me for the next 10 or 20 years, so I decided to quit and start a business."
De Rossi effectively retired in 2017 after leaving Scandal, and soon started an art curation and publishing company. Since then, she's acted only in 2018's fifth season of Arrested Development, citing the hit comedy series as the single exception to her retirement.