Anna Faris.Photo: David Livingston/GettyTime away from acting was just whatAnna Farisneeded.Faris, 46, has built her résumé with an array of high-profile roles including theScary Moviefranchise,The House Bunny,What’s my Number?andThe Hot Chick, to name a few.But her longest role was as Christy Plunkett on the popular CBS sitcomMom, though she surprisinglyleft the seriesahead of what would be itseighth and final season.Since stepping away fromMomin 2020, Faris has been very selective about her roles, mostly appearing in animated work aside from 2022’sThe Estate.As Faris exclusively tells PEOPLE,this wasn’t a “conscious” choice madeon her part. However, she began reassessing her situation as the Greater Los Angeles area “really shut down” amid theCOVID-19pandemic.“I kind of took my foot off the gas and I spent a lot of time with my son. It felt really good,” Faris says while promoting her newAvocados From MexicoSuper Bowl 2023 ad. “It wasn’t conscious, but sort of a sabbatical, I guess.“Anna Faris onMom.Monty Brinton/CBS via GettyToday, Faris feels much better for taking this time away from her busy career.“It felt great. And now, what also feels great is that all of the projects and the characters that I’ve been sort of subconsciously kicking around, feel like they’re slowly kind of starting to sprout,” theUnqualifiedpodcast host adds. “And I feel really proactive, which feels great.“As for her next big project, Faris is starring in aSuper Bowl2023 ad for Avocados From Mexico. For this venture, the actress will be stepping into the Garden of Eden as Eve, helping to tell the tale of what the brand describes as “a story as old as time, how one magical avocado could change the world as we know it.“Anna Faris.Avocados From MexicoFaris actually had to strip down for the commercial, though she tells PEOPLEit was a very “liberating” experience.“When I realized that the wardrobe in my trailer was a tiny little thong and these jelly-like bra things, I guess they’re just nipple covers, I thought to myself, all right, this is what my beautiful day is going to look like,” she says. “I felt really proud that I’m kind of at this place in life where I could spend a lot of time feeling modest and insecure, or I just embrace it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Super Bowl LVII will be broadcast live from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
Anna Faris.Photo: David Livingston/Getty
Time away from acting was just whatAnna Farisneeded.Faris, 46, has built her résumé with an array of high-profile roles including theScary Moviefranchise,The House Bunny,What’s my Number?andThe Hot Chick, to name a few.But her longest role was as Christy Plunkett on the popular CBS sitcomMom, though she surprisinglyleft the seriesahead of what would be itseighth and final season.Since stepping away fromMomin 2020, Faris has been very selective about her roles, mostly appearing in animated work aside from 2022’sThe Estate.As Faris exclusively tells PEOPLE,this wasn’t a “conscious” choice madeon her part. However, she began reassessing her situation as the Greater Los Angeles area “really shut down” amid theCOVID-19pandemic.“I kind of took my foot off the gas and I spent a lot of time with my son. It felt really good,” Faris says while promoting her newAvocados From MexicoSuper Bowl 2023 ad. “It wasn’t conscious, but sort of a sabbatical, I guess.“Anna Faris onMom.Monty Brinton/CBS via GettyToday, Faris feels much better for taking this time away from her busy career.“It felt great. And now, what also feels great is that all of the projects and the characters that I’ve been sort of subconsciously kicking around, feel like they’re slowly kind of starting to sprout,” theUnqualifiedpodcast host adds. “And I feel really proactive, which feels great.“As for her next big project, Faris is starring in aSuper Bowl2023 ad for Avocados From Mexico. For this venture, the actress will be stepping into the Garden of Eden as Eve, helping to tell the tale of what the brand describes as “a story as old as time, how one magical avocado could change the world as we know it.“Anna Faris.Avocados From MexicoFaris actually had to strip down for the commercial, though she tells PEOPLEit was a very “liberating” experience.“When I realized that the wardrobe in my trailer was a tiny little thong and these jelly-like bra things, I guess they’re just nipple covers, I thought to myself, all right, this is what my beautiful day is going to look like,” she says. “I felt really proud that I’m kind of at this place in life where I could spend a lot of time feeling modest and insecure, or I just embrace it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Super Bowl LVII will be broadcast live from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
Time away from acting was just whatAnna Farisneeded.
Faris, 46, has built her résumé with an array of high-profile roles including theScary Moviefranchise,The House Bunny,What’s my Number?andThe Hot Chick, to name a few.
But her longest role was as Christy Plunkett on the popular CBS sitcomMom, though she surprisinglyleft the seriesahead of what would be itseighth and final season.
Since stepping away fromMomin 2020, Faris has been very selective about her roles, mostly appearing in animated work aside from 2022’sThe Estate.
As Faris exclusively tells PEOPLE,this wasn’t a “conscious” choice madeon her part. However, she began reassessing her situation as the Greater Los Angeles area “really shut down” amid theCOVID-19pandemic.
“I kind of took my foot off the gas and I spent a lot of time with my son. It felt really good,” Faris says while promoting her newAvocados From MexicoSuper Bowl 2023 ad. “It wasn’t conscious, but sort of a sabbatical, I guess.”
Anna Faris onMom.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty
Today, Faris feels much better for taking this time away from her busy career.
“It felt great. And now, what also feels great is that all of the projects and the characters that I’ve been sort of subconsciously kicking around, feel like they’re slowly kind of starting to sprout,” theUnqualifiedpodcast host adds. “And I feel really proactive, which feels great.”
As for her next big project, Faris is starring in aSuper Bowl2023 ad for Avocados From Mexico. For this venture, the actress will be stepping into the Garden of Eden as Eve, helping to tell the tale of what the brand describes as “a story as old as time, how one magical avocado could change the world as we know it.”
Anna Faris.Avocados From Mexico
Faris actually had to strip down for the commercial, though she tells PEOPLEit was a very “liberating” experience.
“When I realized that the wardrobe in my trailer was a tiny little thong and these jelly-like bra things, I guess they’re just nipple covers, I thought to myself, all right, this is what my beautiful day is going to look like,” she says. “I felt really proud that I’m kind of at this place in life where I could spend a lot of time feeling modest and insecure, or I just embrace it.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Super Bowl LVII will be broadcast live from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
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