3. Gina Carano
Gina Carano made a seamless jump from MMA fighter to star actress, earning rave reviews as the tough-as-nails Cara Dune in Disney’s *The Mandalorian* (2019). Lucasfilm had big plans for her spin-off series, and she was on track to become one of the franchise’s breakout action heroes.
In January 2021, Carano posted a social media comparison equating being a Republican to Jews during the Holocaust, alongside past controversial comments on masks and election fraud. Disney fired her immediately, scrapped her spin-off, and dropped her from the agency. Despite later indie projects with conservative outlets, her mainstream Hollywood dreams evaporated in a single post.