NCIS star Pauley Perrette reveals why she will ‘never’ return to acting in rare interview
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NCIS star Pauley Perrette has addressed her decision to retire from acting, explaining why fans will “never again” see her on screen. I want to be me all the time, and it takes a good amount of courage for me to say that to myself but it’s authentically how I feel.” Pauley Perrette left ‘NCIS’ in 2018 after 15 years on the show Perrette began acting in the Nineties. We are committed to a safe work environment on all our shows.” NCIS Executive Producer Charles Floyd Johnson shed more light on the incident in an oral history published by The Hollywood Reporter last September. By the end of that year, she just felt like it wasn’t working for her anymore, and it was time to move on.” Harmon, who led the series as special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, remained on the show three years beyond Perrette before exiting in 2021.