17 Stars Who Quit Their Careers For Family

What is Sarah Michelle Gellar doing now, and to whom did Ryan Gosling speak at the Golden Globe Awards? The second part of the material is about women who chose family instead of career. Read the first part here.

Jennifer Garner

For 12 years already (this is exactly how long her eldest daughter Violet is celebrating this year) Jennifer is not eager for successful roles, but pays all her attention to her three children (except for Violet, her 8-year-old daughter Seraphina and 5-year-old son Samuel are growing up) and until recently husband Ben Affleck. In 2017, the actors announced their divorce for the second time. Over the years, Jennifer's name has appeared in the credits of romantic comedies and dramas about once a year. After the family discord, the children remained in the foreground, but the work of the actress increased: this year with her participation two films were released - "Nine Lives" and "The Raccoon is to Blame for Everything."

Alsou

The singer and businessman Yan Abramov has three children: 10-year-old Safina, 9-year-old Mikella and one-year-old Raphael. Last year, Alsou and Yang celebrated their tenth marriage anniversary. Immediately after marriage, the couple had their first daughter, and Alsou "dropped out" from the musical world for two years. If before marriage she released four albums (from 1999 to 2003), then after the birth of children she became selective in projects: her author's albums were released in 2008 and 2014. Now the girl is raising three children, traveling, collaborating with UNESCO and sometimes performing. The nearest concert in which she will take part is "New Wave" in Sochi. BeautyHack Alsou told how she takes care of herself and shared her favorite beauty products.

Kate Capshaw

From the age of 20, Kate wanted to become an actress and moved from St. Louis to New York to fulfill her dream. Four years and two not-so-popular films later, Kate was given a role in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. During filming, she met her future husband Steven Spielberg.

If in the 80s the girl starred a lot ("Escape from Sleep", "Strength", "The Best Way to Protect"), then in 1991, after marrying Stephen, Kate began to agree to secondary roles, and then completely ended her career, taking up the education of five children.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Katherine and Michael Douglas have been together for 17 years. Immediately after getting married in 2000, the couple had a son, Dylan Michael, and three years later, a daughter, Caris Zeta.

Catherine did not stop acting, but reduced the number of projects for three reasons: the actress enlisted the support of an influential husband and chose only successful films (in 2003, Catherine received an Oscar for her role in the musical "Chicago"); took up raising children and discovered bipolar disorder. After undergoing two treatments in 2011 and 2013, Katherine took up interior design and this year has launched a home collection that will be available at QVC on September 28th.

Twiggy

We talked about the fate of Twiggy in the article about 20 main beauties of the 60s. In 1970, she retired from the modeling business, and in 1977 she married Michael Whitney, giving birth to a son a year later. The model and actress did not end her career on this. With a Golden Globe behind her for her adaptation of the musical Boyfriend, Twiggy has starred in 10 more films. And when she met true love - actor Lee Lawson - she refused to actively participate in the filming, occasionally appearing on television. Lee and Twiggy are still together, and the former actress and model leads Instagram and collaborates with brands. The latest work is a collection of fragrances and care products for Marks and Spencer.

Eva Mendes

This year, Eva's husband Ryan Gosling won a Golden Globe for his role in La La Land. The audience and guests remembered the ceremony with Ryan's touching speech, which he dedicated to his wife and children: “I want to try to express my gratitude to one person. While I was singing and dancing, learning to play the piano and having the best experience of my life, my lady raised our daughter, was pregnant with our second child, and tried to help her brother win the battle against cancer. If she had not taken all this upon herself, I would never have been able to participate in the project, and the statuette would have been taken by someone else today."

The actors got married in 2011. Since then, Eva has starred in five films, the most recent being How to Catch a Monster in 2014. Now the daughters of the stars Esmeralda and Amanda are three and a half years old.

Sarah Michelle Gellar

In 2002, Sarah married her colleague Freddie Prinze Jr. A year later, the girl finished filming in the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and four years later gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte. In 2012, the couple had a son, Rocky. During this time, the actress did not take part in successful projects. And if you are interested in the question: where did Sarah Michelle Gellar disappear then? Subscribe to her Instagram - there are many children, travel and selfies!