| GENEHACKMAN | Hoosiers actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2004's Welcome to Mooseport: 2 wds. |
| DANIELDAYLEWIS | Lincoln actor who retired from acting after appearing in 2017's Phantom Thread: 2 wds. hyph. |
| CAMERONDIAZ | Charlie's Angels actress who retired from acting after appearing in 2014's Annie: 2 wds. |
| RAYROMANO | "Welcome to Mooseport" star |
| REDFORD | Robert _, iconic actor who retired in 2018 (7) |
| BRIGITTEBARDOT | French film star who retired from acting in 1973 |
| KATHYBATES | Best Actress Oscar-winner who announced this week that she'll be retiring from acting after her run on ABC's "Matlock" is over |
| EGYPT | Home country of actor Omar Sharif, who rose to fame after appearing in Lamence cf Arabia (5) |
| OMARSHARIF | Egyptian actor who became a star after appearing in Lawrence of Arabia in 1962 (4,6) |
| LAZENBY | James Bond star who has just retired from acting, George _ (7) |
| BROOKE | Ms Shields, shot to fame after appearing in The Blue Lagoon (6) |
| PHONIC | Relating to sound horse just after appearing in film |
| TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| THERUNNINGMAN | Jesse Ventura became the state's 38th governor (1999-2003) after appearing in action movies such as this thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (another future governor!) |
| KATEBUSH | Her 1985 song Running Up That Hill hit the top 10 in 2022 after appearing on Stranger Things: 2 wds. |
| HOWARDHUGHES | Real-life business magnate played by Leonardo DiCaprio in 2004's The Aviator: 2 wds. |
| TIMALLEN | Actor married to Jamie Lee Curtis in 2004's Christmas With The Kranks (3,5) |
| RESTIVE | After lay-off from acting I have to be uneasy (7) |
| BEASTOFBURDEN | An animal had to refrain from acting as a carrier (5,2,6) |
| LAMPOONING | Spoofing a parliamentarian acting after eating egg and fish outside (10) |
