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    11 Actors Who Had One Iconic Role Before Disappearing From The Industry

    "Auditioning is brutal and dehumanising."

    Recently, u/gazsilla asked people to share the name of an actor who had an iconic role and then dipped entirely from the industry. Here are some of the best answers:

    1. Carrie Henn — Aliens

    Left: Vivien Lyra Blair with a serious expression. Right: Annabeth Gish speaks into a microphone at an event
    20th Century Fox / Albert L. Ortega via Getty Images

    "She played Newt in Aliens. At age ten, she did her only acting role in one of the most iconic sci-fi action films ever made, and then retired from acting immediately."

    u/RichardCano

    Carrie now works as a teacher, admitting: "It wasn't my passion. Teaching was."

    2. Peter Ostrum — Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

    Side-by-side images of Peter Ostrum as a child and as an adult. Left: Peter Ostrum as a child in a movie scene. Right: Peter Ostrum as an adult at an event
    Paramount Pictures / Chuck Fishman via Getty Images

    u/DilophosaurusMilk

    He was scouted at the age of 12 for the role of Charlie, but retired from acting straight after. He became a doctor of veterinary medicine in 1984 after graduating from Cornell university.