Several years afterThe Office, Jenna Fischer shot the pilot for the Matt LeBlanc-led sitcomMan with a Plan.

Other times, an ill-received role makes us wary of different projects the actor does.

Sometimes, casting directors and executives feel the same way.

in a scene, Roderick stands next to Greg

It “kind of ruined [his] acting career.”

No, I don’t.

I’m still here."

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2.Jennifer Anistonstruggled with people only seeing her as Rachel Green fromFriendsfor years.

She told theHollywood Reporter, “You just exhaust yourself.

I mean, I could not get Rachel Green off of my back for the life of me.

Pam from The Office sitting against a wall, looking forward with mild expression

3.Several years afterThe Office,Jenna Fischershot the pilot for the Matt LeBlanc-led sitcomMan with a Plan.

The chemistry doesn’t work between these two.'

That was the feedback they got.”

Chris's mom gives him a stern look, and he avoids her gaze

It was likely a joke, but the actor still internalized it.

‘…I realized at 17 that I didn’t like the road I was on.

So I decided to stop and pivot.

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I got with a really good acting coach and I turned down every single thing I was offered."

5.Vanessa Hudgens also had trouble breaking away from her breakout Disney Channel role.

It was hard, and it was a struggle, but then again, life is always a struggle.

Ellen DeGeneres and Laura Dern in a scene from the "The Puppy Episode" of the sitcom "Ellen"

Having a career will always be a struggle.

You’ll always have to fight for what you want.

It’s a whole new chapter!"

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Laura toldVulture, “It was significant.

And it’s like, ‘You didnt catch me playing my detective turn on Lifetime last week?'”

From age 21 to 25, before I became a mom, there was a lot of frustration.

Steve Urkel from the show "Family Matters" performs a comical dance onstage

She toldPeople, “No one associated with the film spoke up on my behalf to protect me.

“It was a vulnerable time, but it made me stronger,” she said.

Afterward, however, she “saw that [she] was being stereotyped.”

Hilary as Lizzie in a school hallway in a scene from the show

She toldVulture, “I saw that a lot of us were being stereotyped.

She told theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, “People didn’t want to read me.

They didn’t want to see me because they were like, ‘She’s a Disney actress.'”

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CeCe and Rocky from the TV show "Shake It Up" are dancing on stage with extras in the background

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