6 days Ago By Natalie Oganesyan
After 20 years in the business, Cobra Kai actress Courtney Henggeler said she is quitting acting. In a Substack post made late last month, Henggeler said she “hung up my gloves,” informing her agents that she “was tapping out. I no longer wanted to be a cog in the wheel of the machine.
” Deadline has reached out to Henggeler’s representatives for comment. Known mostly for her six-season run as Amanda LaRusso in Netflix’s recently concluded hit Cobra Kai , Henggeler has also landed bit parts in series like The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Fuller House, Jane the Virgin, Bones, Melissa & Joey, Happy Endings and others. Related Stories 'La Dolce Villa' Romances Its Way To Top Of Netflix Charts; 'Cobra Kai' Season 6C Underperforms In Debut Week 'Cobra Kai' Sets Up Final Battle With Trailer & New Photos “All I’ve ever known in my professional life was acting.
But not even the art or craft of acting. All I’ve truly ever [known] was the hustle. The hustle, the grind, sprinkled occassionally [sic] with the odd acting job.
Perhaps a line or two to TV’s Dr. House – ‘Sorry ‘ (that’s it. That was my line.
Genius),” she wrote. Watch on Deadline Henggeler noted her frustration with “recurring guest-star [roles] that never seemed to recur.” “We survived off the crumbs,” she continued.
“We filled our cup with the possibility; our mugs with delusion. Our plates were empty, but a golden goose hung over our heads. Today might be the day.
Today might be the day I reach the golden goose. “ However, the performer added that she is “considered one of the lucky ones,” referencing her time on Cobra Kai: “I was on a series. A successful series.
I made money. My face was on the billboards I longed for 20 plus years. I was directed by George Clooney for godsakes.
This by all definitions is the golden goose.” But that didn’t stop the nagging dissatisfaction, she said. “For years I silenced the voice in my head, begging me to walk away.
The voice, the constant gnawing. Not because of the acting itself. But because of the gauntlet I had to run to reach the acting.
What once felt necessary, something I willingly participated [in], even celebrated, became stifling,” she said. Henggeler ended her statement with a series of questions, including, “What if we have been handing our power away because we have been told that this is how it is done . We lose perspective on our own machine, because we are convinced we need another.
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