When Cameron Diaz headlines Netflix's action comedy "Back in Action" alongside Jamie Foxx next year, it will mark her first movie in 11 years. The actor left Hollywood for a decade to focus on her family (she has two children with husband Benji Madden) and launch businesses like her popular wine Avaline.

Cameron Diaz says leaving the business was “just something I had to do.” The “Charlie’s Angels” star was still a bona fide A-lister when she retired in 2018. Now, with a decade behind her since she last appeared on-screen in 2014’s “Annie” adaptation,

As the actress prepares to make her onscreen return in 'Back in Action', Cameron Diaz is opening up about her decade-long hiatus.

The actress and organic wine entrepreneur is poised to return to the silver screen for the first time in over a decade next year.

Cameron Diaz lit up the big screen starring in some of the best rom-coms of all time and being part of the cast of Shrek as Princess Fiona. Then in March 2018, the actress declared herself “actually retired” from the profession when asked about a Sweetest Thing reunion.

The last movie Cameron Diaz appeared in was the 2014 musical comedy drama Annie. Four years later, she officially retired from acting with little explanation. Speaking at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit,

When Cameron Diaz headlines Netflix’s action comedy “Back in Action” alongside Jamie Foxx next year, it will mark her first movie in 11 years. The actor left Hollywood for a decade to focus on her family (she has two children with husband Benji Madden) and launch businesses like her popular wine Avaline.