Goldie Hawn Says She'll Return to Acting-Under One Condition

GoldieHawn is ready to return to the big screen after a six-year break.

The 80-year-old actress has not performed since the 2020 film The Christmas Chronicles, in which she played Mrs. Claus.

Now, she is looking for the next role that meets her standards.

"I would love to get a material that could actually be like, ‘Oh my God, I want this so bad. This is so funny. She's so crazy. She's so interesting.' But I haven't come across it," Hawn told People. "If somebody came up with a really cool, funny script… I think it would be great."

The Private Benjamin actress won't return to work for just any project.

"It's about the content," she said. "It has to do with the content. Acting for acting's sake, taking things… I've read a lot of shows, a lot of scripts that I didn't like or I didn't think I'd fit."

She's worked in Hollywood for nearly 60 years. Hawn began as a dancer and transitioned to acting in the 1960s. She has won two Emmy Award nominations for her work in television and earned an Academy Award for her performance in the 1969 film Cactus Flower.

"The one thing about acting is that I've done it, and I had a great career, and I honor that," Hawn explained.

While the Death Becomes Her star has no concrete plans to get back in the game, she wouldn't be opposed to working with her daughter, two-time Oscar nominee KateHudson.

"I would love that. And the two of us have thought a lot about it," she said. "Never say never, because that could happen at any time."

Hawn doesn't seem to be in a rush to get back on the big screen. She has been busy with MindUP, the mental health program she founded in 2003. The initiative aims to help young people regulate rising anxiety through neuroscience and emotional learning.

"I think ultimately every life has to have its sections," said Hawn. "Doing the same thing over and over again for your whole life is not as interesting to me. And I decided at probably 55 or something. ‘What are you going to do for this next part of your life?' And I knew that there was more out there to learn and to do."

Hawn may not have a formal plan to return to Hollywood, but her next project just might be out there.

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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM.