Carrie-Anne Moss recently told The Independent that she has no regrets about stepping back from acting despite the massive success of The Matrix franchise. Moss, who played Trinity alongside Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne in the Wachowskis’ 1999 action classic and its 2003 sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, deliberately turned down major roles after the trilogy to focus on motherhood and 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? Or will it matter to me that I held my baby?’ And I instantly thought, no. It was just a no-brainer. And I’m so glad I did that. I’m so glad I don’t have that regret.
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Moss later returned to franchise projects with a role in the Marvel series Jessica Jones. More recently, she appeared as a Jedi in the Star Wars series The Acolyte, though the show was canceled after one season due to low viewership.
It’s always disappointing when something doesn’t get picked up, But I’m never really too shocked. This is the kind of business that’s not for everybody – eventually you have to get pretty realistic about it.
Moss said about the short life of the “Star Wars” series
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Moss returned as Trinity in the 2021 blockbuster The Matrix Resurrections, though its box office performance was affected by Warner Bros.’ decision to release films simultaneously in theaters and on streaming.
It was an odd time, They put it on some streaming platform [HBO Max]. But I really don’t spend too much time thinking about what people think of things. I’ve always said this, and it’s kind of cliché, but you only have control over your own experience. That film was really such a gift, and I loved making it.
Moss said of the fourth “Matrix” movie’s release
Visit The Independent’s website to read Moss’ full profile.