The Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss reveals why she quit Hollywood after 30 years

Carrie-Anne Moss, best known for playing Trinity in the iconic film The Matrix, has opened up about her decision to quit Hollywood and move out of the city with her family.

Moss and her husband, Steven Roy, along with their three children relocated from Los Angeles to New Hampshire in 2020, and the family has never been happier.

"We were just really craving a quieter life, less traffic, more nature – and I have to say, I like change," she said in an interview to People magazine.

"My husband and I really wanted more connection to nature, really. I wanted to see the stars at night. I wanted to be surrounded by trees. I wanted to have winter, fall, spring and summer."

Mossmoved to Southern California in the ‘90s while filming the crime drama Dark Justice. While working in Los Angeles, Moss landed the role of a lifetime as Trinity in the ’99 blockbuster The Matrix.

"Never thought in a million years I would get it," she said of working alongside Keanu Reeves. "Getting that job was the moment that transformed a lot in my life, for sure."

Around the same time, she married her "best friend", actor Steven Roy.

"There's no one I'd rather talk to than my husband," she said. "We both just are in love with what we've created together, and we have a lot of fun."

The actress revealed that the family's move to the East Coast provided her the opportunity to connect with her passion for both meditation and Kundalini yoga, a practice she considers "medicine" for her spirit and soul.

She also praises the techniques for helping her become a better parent to her three children.

"You have a huge responsibility when you have children, you want them to have a great life, and you want the world to be a wonderful place for them," she said of her children.

"You start to worry, or, I started to worry, just about everything. I remember really leaning on my yoga and meditation almost as medicine for my soul and spirit to just relax, to trust and have faith, because if we listen to the mind just chatting at us all the time, we can get really neurotic and exhausted, really."

The actress will soon be celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary with Roy, and is grateful for the love in her life.

"I'm just grateful that I'm happy. I look at it more from that perspective," Moss said. "How vital and healthy can I be?"