Haley Ramm

Haley Ramm Instagram – Since becoming a mom, I get asked all the time if I’ll return to acting. Honestly, I don’t blame anyone for asking—I totally get it. Acting is a hustle, and it’s hard to imagine pursuing a competitive career like that while raising a child. Acting has been a part of me for over 20 years now; I don’t even know who I’d be without it. But over time, I’ve realized I had to discover other parts of myself, too.
Suddenly, I was a 30-year-old woman, post-pandemic, pre-writers’ strike, facing the reality of searching for my first job outside of the entertainment industry. It terrified me. I felt like I only knew how to act—how could I possibly translate that into a “real” job? My resume didn’t look like anyone else’s, and everything I’d been working for my entire life felt so disconnected from the rest of the world.
When you grow up in the business, you spend so much time honing your “craft” (yes, I know—cringe). But you have to. It’s like training for the Olympics (ish), and many child actors will tell you they heard the same comparison. I always knew I wanted to act, never forced into it, and I feel incredibly lucky to have started so young. My goal has always been to be a working actor, to keep growing in the “craft” (yes, I know – cringe – again) That drive will always be a part of me. I did get that first day job after maybe 15 attempts. And I still have a day job. A different day job than the first. Now I’m almost 33 and I know I can do other things. That feels cool. I needed that.
But here’s the crazy thing: I’ve never felt more open, honest, and in touch with myself than I do now, as a mom. I feel messy 90% of the time, but that’s beside the point. Becoming a mother unlocked a new emotional depth I never expected, and it made me eager to return to auditioning with fresh, raw emotions. And yes, I still act. I’ve never stopped pursuing it. Outside of self-tapes, I act for my daughter all day long—and, for the most part, she’s my biggest fan. Second to last picture is my first week at my first job 2 years ago. | Posted on 05/Feb/2025 12:18:20