Meghan Markle to Return to Screen Acting Afterโ Eight-Year Hiatus
After stepping back as a senior member ofโ the British Royal Family and focusing on philanthropic and media ventures, Meghan Markleโข is poised to return to scripted film and television.The declaration marks a important shift for the former actress, who last held a consistent โคon-screen role inโ 2017, prior to โher marriage to Prince โฃHarry.
Markle’s return comes after a period dedicated to producing content through archewellโ Productions and โขhosting the Spotify podcast Archetypes,which concluded in 2023.She previously expressed a sense of completionโ with her seven-year run on the legal drama โ Suits, stating in a 2017 engagement interview, “I’ve been workingโข on my show for seven years. So we’reโ very, veryโค fortunate to be able to have that sort of longevity on a series, andโค for me, once we hit the 100-episode marker, I thoght, You know what, I have ticked this box.” While many actors who’ve steppedโข away from acting, โlike Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz, have maintained high public profiles, Markle’s pre-royal career remained relatively โunder the radar-so much so that she was once unable to secureโ a guest spot on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, a fact she recounted on her podcast.
Before her royalโข life andโ recent production work, Markle built aโฃ diverse acting portfolio. Here’s a look back at her previous roles:
* Deal โฃorโ no Deal (2006-2007): Markle began her โขtelevision career as a โbriefcase girl on the game show Deal or No Deal.