This former A- list actress was everywhere a decade ago.

Then, she fell in love and she knows if she takes a job that her indifferent higher on the list husband (not named Ryan Reynolds) will probably leave her.

So, she keeps turning down work.

Eva Mendes

Ryan Gosling

“I wasn’t being offered things”: Ryan Gosling’s Wife Eva Mendes Shared John Leguizamo’s Concerns, Claimed She Was Only Offered ‘Latina’ Roles That Made Her Quit Acting

Cultural appropriation and lack of inclusion are crises not unfamiliar to the otherwise glamorous world of Hollywood. Add the ordeal of stereotypical roles to that mix, and you have the trinity that depicts an actor’s worst nightmare. And as it happens, it is by dint of the same that Eva Mendes decided to bid farewell to the film industry.

About a decade ago, Eva Mendes decided to part ways from acting when she realized that all her effort was probably not worth the hassle. Known best for films like Hitch and Ghost Rider, Mendes revealed how she had to go out of her way to land any significant role that didn’t have to do with her Hispanic heritage, something which prompted her to quit acting.

“I got tired fighting for the good roles,” the 2 Fast 2 Furious star told Variety last year. “There just was a point where I thought, ‘I’m going to create my own opportunities and become a producer on things and create my own material,’ but it just didn’t feel worth it to me.”

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Mendes, who shares two children with her beau Ryan Gosling, prioritized motherhood over fame, though she looks at it from a different perspective. “I never quit acting,” the Training Day star wrote on her Instagram back in September 2022. “I wanted to be home with my babies and fortunately my other business ventures allowed me to do that more than acting would.” Either way, it ended up working out for her. – Source

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