Now that Cobra Kai has concluded and ended its run on Netflix, it has been confirmed that one of its cast members has decided to quit acting and end a career that has spanned more than 20 years. Courtney Henggeler has confirmed in a blog post that she is done with acting, meaning we should probably not expect to see Amanda LaRusso on-screen in future projects.
“After 20 plus years of fighting the good fight in the acting business, I hung up my gloves on Friday.
“I called my agents and told them I was tapping out. I no longer wanted to be a cog in the wheel of the machine.
“When prompted to know what I did want to do, I simply replied “I want to be the machine”.”
What is unclear is if Henggeler’s final performance will be in the Karate Kid: Legends film, which debuts in May, as her on-screen husband, the original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) will occupy a major role in the film. As of the moment, there is no reference that Amanda LaRusso will appear in the film, even if briefly.