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Question about Roxanne Hart (SPOILERS)


Roxanne Hart played Camille Shutt, and I know the reason that the character left the show was that she felt "under-appreciated and disrespected" by the staff at Chicago Hope and decided to resign at the end of Season 2. But does anyone know the reason that the actress left the show? Was it her decision to leave or was she written out of the show, effectively being let go?

The reason I ask is that I found it a little bizarre that all through Season 1 they had this big story arc revolving around her and Aaron separating, planning to divorce and then reconciling. She told him she loved him more than any other man and couldn't live without him. Then by the first episode of second season, Aaron decides he wants to leave her, within a few episodes they've gone through with the divorce and both seem generally ok with it, and by the end of second season she resigns and the actress leaves the show. Was it always intended to be like this or was the original intention for Aaron and Camille to be together but the actress wasn't working out so the writers slowly wrote her out of the show?

I'm just wondering if anyone heard anything, because it seems weird that they would do this big romantic build-up to her and Aaron reuniting and being meant to be together, only to have it not work out and have her leave soon after.

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I always wondered this and its a shame characters who made the show left like Mandy. If you watch Dream On, her character was interesting till it was written out odd with the way they did it. Maybe she got a better deal or like Mandy missed her family as they was based in New York and filming Canada.

Writers, actors and whatever else reasons -people leave shows.
Just like normal day to day work-people come and go for whatever reason.

When the original team left after a great series, the show went downhill -thats for sure!

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