Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Adjani won a César Award for her portrayal of Anna, but the role was so physically and emotionally draining that it permanently traumatized the actress. She later told a French magazine that she would never perform a similar role again, saying that it took her "years of therapy" to recover from the experience.

Jim Caviezel was struck by lightening while he was on the cross in, Passion of the Christ.
Barbie in Toy Story is voiced by Jodi Benson, best known for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
Brad Pitt injured his Achilles heel while playing Achilles.
Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, Avatar (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render.

Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

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