This actress walked away from one of the hottest shows in television at the height of her career to focus on her personal life.

The actress, now 58, was part of the original ER cast along with George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies, Eriq LaSalle and Anthony Edwards.

A photo of Sherry Stringfield, who starred as Dr. Susan Lewis, walked away from the Emmy winning show around 1997, three years into her five year contract has recently resurfaced on social media.

The 2022 picture appears to be of a now silver haired Stringfield with a young man thought to be her son Milo Joseph, 21.

Stringfield stated she wanted to be closer to her then-boyfriend who lived in New York City at the time.

The actress also said she was exhausted by the 18 hours days the cast and crew had to put in to get the highly rated drama on air.

Sherry Stringfield was one of the original stars of the highly acclaimed medical drama ER, seen here with Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, George Clooney and Eriq LaSalle circa 1994

‘You get a cold, they won’t let you off for a cold, then you get the flu, then you’re running a fever, you’re still coming in, you’re taking a nap on the gurneys in between scenes, you push, push, push, and finally your body says no f—ing way.’ Stringfield, who revealed she contracted pneumonia and viral meningitis explained to Entertainment Weekly in 1997.

It was the birth of her daughter, Phoebe, in March 2001, that made her realize that she needed the structure of a job.

She asked to return to ER about six months after she and her ex-husband Larry Joseph welcomed their first child.

‘Series television is either a nightmare or the best thing in the whole world. It really depends on, I think, where you are in your life,’ the Emmy nominee told the Chicago Tribune at the time.

‘It’s a lot easier for me this time having a family, because with a kid, you’re not going anywhere. So I was really starting to crave a schedule and I’m actually really enjoying that now.’

Although the producers had been confused and angry at her decision to leave the show, they welcomed her back with open arms.

‘I met with John Wells and I was like, “I’d love to come back.” And he said, “OK, we’d love to have you back.” That was it,’ she said of the rehiring process. ‘Then I moved, read the first script and showed up for work. It was really that easy.’

 A photo of the former ER star has recently resurfaced on social media. The 2022 photo is believed to feature the actress, 58, and her son Milo Joseph, 21

The actress portrayed Dr. Susan Lewis beginning in 1994. She walked away three years into her five year contract personal reasons

Stringfield returned to ER in Season eight, after the birth of her first child and stayed another three years; Pictured circa 2005

Stringfield shares two children, Phoebe,24, and Milo, 21,  with her ex-husband Larry Joseph. The couple were married from October 1998 until January 2006;  Pictured in New York City in May 2002

Stringfield has acted in many projects but none as successful as ER. She is seen here with Dwight Yoakum during her nine episode run in the CBS sci-fi series Under the Dome circa 2014

 She stayed with ER through the end of season 11, and her character was written out without any fanfare.

While raising her family, Stringfield continued to remain active acting-wise, with small parts here and there.

She had a nine episode run in the sci-fi series Under the Dome in 2014.

Her last work was in 2017, in which she appeared in four episodes of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.