Carrie-Anne Moss has no regrets about choosing to focus on motherhood over her career.
During a recent interview with The Independent, the actress opened up about her reasoning for turning down big movie deals at the height of her career, when The Matrix franchise was skyrocketing.
“After The Matrix was such a big deal, I took a big, big break to have children and be with them,” Moss explained. “I remember being torn, having a little twinge like ‘Gosh, I’m getting offered such great things. That would be such a huge deal.’”
She continued, “And I was holding my baby in my arms, and I remember thinking, ‘At the end of my life, will it matter to me that I have another movie on my résumé? Or will it matter to me that I held my baby?’ And I instantly thought, no. It was just a no-brainer. And I’m so glad I did that. I’m so glad I don’t have that regret.”
The actress starred as Trinity in the hit franchise, opposite Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburn. She made her debut in the original 1999 cult classic, directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, as well as two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
Moss later decided to turn her attention back to her acting career and reprised her role in 2021’s The Matrix Resurrections. However, Warner Bros. decided to release it in theaters and on streaming at the same time that year, partly impacting the movie’s box office.
“It was an odd time,” she said of The Matrix Resurrections‘ release strategy. “They put it on some streaming platform [HBO Max]. But I really don’t spend too much time thinking about what people think of things. I’ve always said this, and it’s kind of cliché, but you only have control over your own experience. That film was really such a gift, and I loved making it.”
Moss shares three children — two sons and a daughter — with her husband Steven Roy. Since returning to the industry, she has appeared in several other projects, including Jessica Jones, Tell Me a Story, Wisting, The Acolyte and FUBAR, among others.
