Inventory of 14 European and American female stars who gave up their careers to become full-time mothers1. Uma Thurman2. Jessica Bell 3. Jessica Simpson 4.Nicole Richie 5. Lily Sobowski6. Hilary Duff7. Cristina Aguilera 8. Alicia Keys 9. Elizabeth Holly 10. Robin Wright 11. Lauren Hill 12. Debra Wenger 13.Phoebe Cates 14. Lisa Bonett

For the glory of their careers, many actors and singers are ready to give up family happiness and marriage. However, there are also many female celebrities who sacrifice successful careers and dedicate their lives to their families and children.

In an interview before she gave birth to her third child, Uma Thurman tried to maintain a work-life balance. Now she plays small roles in movies and TV shows, spending most of her time raising children.

Jessica Bell and husband Justin Timberlake are raising two sons — the youngest of whom was born last year. Jessica Bell has always put family above her career, and the actress considers motherhood "very tough, the hardest job in the world," but added that it was an "amazing, amazing experience."

Jessica Simpson is now a stay-at-home mom of three and a successful businesswoman with a $1 billion retail empire. Motherhood also inspired her clothing line for pregnant women. Simpson admits, "Becoming a mother is the luckiest opportunity and challenge of my life. ”

Nicole Richie is an American TV star who, after marriage, became a happy housewife and mom of two children. Nicole Richie was busy being a mother in 2008, and in 2010, she launched her own fashion collection.

Lily Sobowski is an American actress, but she left Hollywood after starring in several hit films. Today, she is a respected figure in the art world and a stay-at-home mom of two children.

Hillary Duff is an American actress and singer who decided to suspend her television career after giving birth to her first child. Although she still starred in some sitcoms, as she herself pointed out, she spent most of her time with her 3 children, "I always knew that being a mom would be the number one priority in my life. ”

Christina Aguilera was a teenage pop star in the late '90s and early '00s and has won several prestigious music awards. But most importantly, the singer is not proud of her unique voice, but of the birth of her beloved son max. When Aguilera gave birth to her first child, she kept herself out of the spotlight. Now she's a mother of two and releases songs from time to time, but she still puts family first.

15-time Grammy Award-winning singer Alicia Case married in 2010 and has since had two children. Her last concert tour was in 2013. Today, Alicia Keys is involved in projects from time to time, but the focus is mainly on her family and children.

British actress Elizabeth Holly no longer plays the lead role after her marriage. She gave birth to a child in 2002. As she herself commented, she decided to have her son "above work, above social life, above everything".

Robin White is a charismatic actress who gave up her fame and Hollywood sparkle in order to raise two children after the huge success of Forrest Gump.

Lauren Hill is one of the greatest rappers of all time, a master musician, and has won multiple Grammy Awards. She stayed away from music for a long time and chose to be a mother rather than continue to release albums. As Hill once explained, "I love music, I always put 100% of myself into making music, but now I have to put 200% of myself into being a mother." Notably, Hill is the champion mom on our list – she has 6 kids!

Actress Debra Wenger had a successful career as a young woman and was nominated for 3 Oscars. But she decided to give up her acting career for the time being and raise 3 sons. When her children grew up, she decided to start acting again because they could take care of themselves.

Actress Phoebe Cates is thus best known for her roles in the 80s and 90s. After having two children, Kaates and her husband, who is an actor, decided to "alternate roles" and leave one of them with the child forever. But it was mainly Cates who chose to stay with the kids. So the actress later gave up her Hollywood career to spend her time at home.

Lisa Bonett, a mother of 3 children and an American actress, married a rock singer shortly after her success and gave birth to her first child. After becoming a mom, Bonet suspended her acting career to focus on children. In her second marriage, the actress had two children. Currently, Bonet's profession is that of a teacher, and for the sake of her children, she is absolutely successful in this regard.

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