Carrie-Anne Moss Rejected Acting Offers That ‘Were a Huge Deal’ After ‘Matrix’ Trilogy So She Could Be a Mom: ‘It Was a No-Brainer. I Don’t Have Regret’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Carrie-Anne Moss recently gave an interview toThe Independent and said she has no regrets after pulling back from her acting career amid the skyrocketing success of “The Matrix” franchise.
Moss starred as Trinity opposite Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne in the Wachowski’s 1999 action classic and its two sequels, “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions,” both released in 2003.
She strategically declined major offers after the trilogy wrapped in order to become a mom and prioritize her family. “After ‘The Matrix’ was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them,” Moss told the publication. “I remember being torn, having a little twinge like ‘Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things.
That would be such a huge deal.’ And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé?
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