When Cameron Diaz headlines Netflix's action comedy "Back in Action" alongside Jamie Foxx next year, it will mark her first movie in 11 years. The actor left Hollywood for a decade to focus on her family (she has two children with husband Benji Madden) and launch businesses like her popular wine Avaline.

The "Charlie's Angels" star last appeared on-screen in 2014 and, despite an impending comeback, explained Monday why quitting "felt like the right thing."

When Cameron Diaz headlines Netflix’s action comedy “Back in Action” alongside Jamie Foxx next year, it will mark her first movie in 11 years. The actor left Hollywood for a decade to focus on her family (she has two children with husband Benji Madden) and launch businesses like her popular wine Avaline.

The actress, who last appeared in 2014's 'Annie,' will return to the big screen in 2025, co-starring in 'Back in Action' with Jamie Foxx.

Cameron Diaz took a step back from acting for a decade. In recent years, the actress has been open about her struggles with the entertainment industry, and her decision to take a step back and focus on her family, made up of her husband Benji Madden, and her children, Raddix and Cardinal .

Cameron Diaz is shedding light on how family factored into stepping away from and returning to acting work, recalling how husband Benji Madden said, "It’s time for us to support you and let mommy ascend and do her thing.

Cameron Diaz was one of the most bankable stars of her generation before she decided to quit acting in 2014. Even her three movies which came out that year — The Other Woman, Sex Tape, and Annie — were commercially successful.

Cameron Diaz wanted to "reclaim" her life when she left Hollywood in 2014. "The Mask" star confessed there wasn't anything that could have changed her mind.

Cameron Diaz has divulged the real reason behind her 10-year hiatus from making movies. The actor, whose film credits include There’s Something About Mary, Charlie’s Angels and Gangs of New York, previously announced her temporary retirement during a sit-down with Christina Applegate and Selma Blair,