"Yellowstone" alum Dawn Olivieri is opening up about the turning point that drove her to leave Los Angeles behind and build the life that she actually wanted on a ranch and animal sanctuary in rural Arkansas.During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 45-year-old actress, who is starring in the second season of Angel Studios’ post-apocalyptic drama "Homestead: The Series," shared how she became disillusioned with Hollywood during a lull in her career after years of chasing acting success."I realized it wasn't giving me what my dream of what it was supposed to give me," Olivieri said.Dawn Olivieri opened up about trading Hollywood for a life on a ranch in Arkansas.(Dawn Olivieri Instagram)'VAMPIRE DIARIES' STAR IAN SOMERHALDER SAYS LEAVING HOLLYWOOD FOR FARMING 'SHIFTED MY LIFE FOREVER'"It wasn't cooperating," she continued.
"I didn't have offers, just like falling out of my phone.I went through a dry spell, and I was like, ‘Wow, so this is an illusion.'""I kind of saw through the veil and once I saw through veil — I realized in that moment, I have to make some decisions about my life that makes me happy — [it] isn't always waiting by the phone, losing my power, waiting for someone to hire me," Olivieri recalled.
"I'm like, ‘Oh, what am I doing?’"'HOMESTEAD' STAR BAILEY CHASE SAYS CALIFORNIA VACCINE PLANS WERE 'FINAL STRAW' THAT DROVE FAMILY OUT OF LA"I just jumped ahead," she explained."I go, ‘If I did make all this money and was successful, what would I do with it?’" Well, I would move to the country and have horses and OK, well, I guess let me go do that.
Let me, let me see what.And so I did that with nothing.
Which wasn't the dream part, but in actuality, it was what was always meant to happen because I moved towards my own authenticity."The "Homestead" star said that she became disillusioned with chasing the Hollywood dream.(Getty Images)In 2022, the actress left LA and bought a 160-acre property outside Mena, Arkansas.
The following year...