\u2018No one cares\u2019: Block star exposes Ch9, life <\/a><\/p>\n John Farnham hides $25m after sad quitting<\/a><\/p>\n Rene Russo built a savvy property portfolio. Picture: Rich Polk\/Getty Images for IMDb<\/p>\n Stepping away from Hollywood <\/p>\n Russo, who began her career as a model for Vogue and Cosmopolitan in the 1970s, made her acting debut in the 1989 sports comedy Major League.<\/p>\n She quickly rose to fame during the 1990s, starring in major hits like Get Shorty and The Thomas Crown Affair, while forming a bankable on-screen duo with Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 3 and Ransom.<\/p>\n By the mid-2000s, following a string of box office disappointments like The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Russo opted for an extended break from acting to focus on her personal wellbeing.<\/p>\n Russo explained in a 2014 interview that she \u201cstarted ironing at 9 years old\u201d in her household and had never stopped working.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was never any time, and then I was doing two movies back to back,\u201d she recalled. <\/p>\n \u201cAt a certain point, I had to ask myself, \u2018Well Rene, if you don\u2019t do them, what? Are you just going to keep doing one movie, after another, after another?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Russo admitted she had grown especially exhausted by the relentless physical toll of film sets.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t like getting up at 4:30 in the morning,\u201d she confessed. \u201cUnless it\u2019s something that I feel I can share my feelings or my emotions \u2026 then it\u2019s just not fun for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Russo and Pierce Brosnan in the 1999 film scene from The Thomas Crown Affair.<\/p>\n Secret Diagnosis<\/p>\n During her hiatus, Russo devoted her energy toward her mental health, confronting a condition she had struggled with since childhood.<\/p>\n She revealed she had \u201cpushed through\u201d years of self-doubt before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and finally agreeing to take medication.<\/p>\n \u201cI pretty much hit a wall,\u201d Russo said during a 2015 interview with The Queen Latifah Show. <\/p>\n \u201cMy mum said my whole childhood, \u2018You\u2019re stop-and-go.\u2019 I stopped and I had to [say], \u2018Whoa,\u2019 that was it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n She remembered that she literally \u201chit a wall and couldn\u2019t get out of bed\u201d before making her health a priority.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was depression, but if you take antidepressants it speeds you up more. I\u2019m kind of stop-and-go, I either crash or speed,\u201d she noted. <\/p>\n \u201cI have some friends who don\u2019t want to go on medication, and they are suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n Russo in Thor: The Dark World<\/p>\n Marvel Comeback<\/p>\n Now in a much better place, Russo returned to acting in 2011 to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Frigga, the mother of Thor. <\/p>\n She went on to appear in three Marvel blockbusters, including Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Endgame.<\/p>\n She followed up her Marvel run by teaming up with husband Gilroy on the critically acclaimed thrillers Nightcrawler \u2014 which earned her a BAFTA nomination \u2014 and Velvet Buzzsaw.<\/p>\n MORE: LOTR star\u2019s wild pay claim: $100k a movie<\/a><\/p>\n $5m feud: Inside war for Peter Brocks fortune<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018OMG\u2019: Grey\u2019s Anatomy star quit US for Aus<\/a><\/p>\n Need to talk to someone?<\/p>\n Don\u2019t go it alone. Please reach out for help.<\/p>\n Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au<\/p>\n Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au<\/p>\n Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au<\/p>\n Headspace: 1800 650 890 or headspace.org.au<\/p>\n Are you anxious? 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