'NCIS' Pauley Perrette says she won't be returning to acting

Perrette, who rose to fame as Abby Sciuto on the hit series “NCIS” starring Mark Harmon, says she’s “a different person now” and has no interest in changing that.

Pauley Perrette says she has no intention of returning to television because it would take away “the life of true authenticity” that she lives “100%.”

Perrette, 55, who rose to fame as forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on the CBS hit series “NCIS,” recently told “Hello!” Magazine said that while she will not return to acting, she is “not ungrateful for all the benefits” the profession has brought her.

“But I’m a different person now and I want to be there for everything – the good, the bad and the painful,” Perrette told the magazine. “I want to be myself all the time, and it takes a lot of courage to tell myself that, but it’s authentic to how I feel.”

Perrette’s dramatic exit from “NCIS”

Perrette played Abby on “NCIS” from 2003 to 2018 before dramatically leaving the series over an alleged feud with co-star Mark Harmon.

There was reportedly a dog bite incident on set. In a June 2019 post on X, Perrette said she was “very afraid of him and Harmon attacking her.” At the time, CBS Television Studios responded to Perrette’s allegations in a statement, saying the studio had worked with her to address an unspecified “concern” she raised the previous year, USA TODAY previously reported. Harmon has not publicly addressed the issue.

In an April 2020 interview with USA TODAY, Perrette declined to comment on her cryptic tweets regarding her departure and silence, saying it was a “part of her past.”

“It’s a part of my past now, and it’s nothing I need to talk about again, except for one thing: I’m definitely grateful for the opportunity to play this character, and I always will be.” she said.

Pauley Perrette’s life after “NCIS”

After leaving NCIS, Perrette starred as Jackie on the CBS sitcom Broke, which she said was her favorite show. “Broke” was canceled after one season in May 2020 and Perrette retired from acting two months later.

“I’m HAPPY IN RETIREMENT! Finally! Woot! Everything I ever wanted!” Perrette wrote in a June 2020 post on X.

In a follow-up post, she clarified that she had actually retired after “NCIS,” but that “Broke” was “important (and) beautiful.”

“I did my last dance and I’m proud of it!” Perrette said in the post. “Everyone who knows me knew I was going to retire right after that. I am proud of my work. I love you! I am free!!! (To be the small, simple person that I am!)”

Pauley Perrette’s documentary work

After retiring from acting, Perrette began working on documentaries and was the producer of “Studio One Forever,” which tells the story of a Los Angeles gay disco that became a beacon of hope for men in the 1970s and 1980s.

Perrette, who also starred in Almost Famous alongside Kate Hudson, suffered a massive stroke in 2021 and said she is “still a survivor” despite “this traumatic life that has been given to me so far.”

“At this point in my life, I feel a deep need to find authenticity in everything, and being an actor, especially at certain times in my life, has been a great escape,” Perrette told Hello! “It’s like a drug because I did it.” I don’t have to be me, I could be someone else. My character didn’t have all the problems that I had.”

“That’s why I only watch documentaries, I want the truth,” she continued. “For me, returning to acting would mean a loss of that life of true authenticity that I live 100%.”

Contributor: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY

Saman Shafiq is a featured news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.

‘NCIS’ Pauley Perrette says she won’t be returning to acting

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Perrette, who rose to fame as Abby Sciuto on the hit series “NCIS” starring Mark Harmon, says she’s “a different person now” and has no interest in changing that.

Perrette’s dramatic exit from “NCIS”

Pauley Perrette’s life after “NCIS”

Pauley Perrette’s documentary work

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