Actress Dawn Olivieri of Paramount’s neo-Western TV series “Yellowstone” has left the concrete frontier of Los Angeles for the wide-open spaces of Arkansas.
Ms. Olivieri, 45, bought 160 acres near Mena, Arkansas, in 2022 and started a nonprofit animal rescue sanctuary, she said in a Fox News interview, adding that she became disillusioned with waiting for Hollywood casting calls during an industry lull.
She said she had a moment of enlightenment. “If I did make all this money and was successful, what would I do with it?,” she asked herself. “Well, I would move to the country and have horses.”
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Ms. Olivieri noted that stepping back from chasing acting jobs actually revitalized her career and led to more frequent work.
She went on to land major roles across several Taylor Sheridan-produced series, including “Yellowstone,” “1883,” “Lioness” and “The Madison.”
The nonprofit she currently runs — Moon Mountain Sanctuary and Rescue — rescues and rehabilitates hundreds of horses and other animals.
Ms. Olivieri currently stars as Jenna Ross alongside Charles Esten in the second season of Angel Studios’ post-apocalyptic drama “Homestead: The Series.”
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