15 Actors Who Completely Disappeared From Hollywood at the Height of Their Fame

15 Actors Who Completely Disappeared From Hollywood at the Height of Their Fame

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Leelee Sobieski

Leelee Sobieski had a successful late 1990s and early 2000s career with films including Deep Impact (1998), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and Joan of Arc (1999), before largely retiring from acting to focus on art and family.

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Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates became hugely recognizable through Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Gremlins (1984), but gradually stopped acting in the 1990s and eventually left Hollywood almost entirely

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Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis was one of the most recognizable comedy actors of the 1980s and early 1990s, starring in Ghostbusters (1984), Spaceballs (1987), and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), before stepping away from acting to focus on raising his children.

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Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda had a strong run with Single White Female (1992), Point of No Return (1993), and Jackie Brown (1997), but stopped acting around the beginning of the 2000s and has largely remained out of the public eye.

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Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino became especially recognizable after The Last Seduction (1994) and Men in Black (1997), but major acting opportunities became increasingly rare and she effectively disappeared from Hollywood after the early 2000s.

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Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk became a cult favorite through The Craft (1996), American History X (1998), and The Waterboy (1998), but gradually moved away from mainstream Hollywood and began taking fewer prominent roles.

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