“Landman” star Ali Larter is embracing life in the Wild West.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 14: Ali Larter attends the SAG Nom Comm screening of “Landman” at DGA Theater Complex on December 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+)
The 49-year-old actress relocated to a mountainous retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho in 2022 after moving out of Hollywood.
Ali has been embracing the natural life, telling People, “When I lived in LA, there were so many demands that came on top of being an actor. It’s incredibly calming and grounding to live in the mountains, and we love raising our children in a rural, small town.”
The mom of two stars in the Paramount+ series Landman as Angela Norris – the ex-wife of Billy Bob Thornton’s lead character Tommy Norris – and explained that she shares a similar dedication to her children as her alter ego.
Ali Larter as Angela Norris in Landman, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+
“I would move heaven and earth for my children,” she said, adding her character, makes up her own rules, and that’s so exciting to play because I’m not like that.”
Ali has a son, Teddy, 14, and daughter, Vivienne, 10, with her husband Hayes MacArthur.
To play her “Landman” character, Ali also has to prepare physically to manage the tight dresses and bikinis Angela favors.
Ali Larter as Angela Norris in season 1, episode 5 of Landman streaming on Paramount+. Photo credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+.
“I work really hard. I’m not pretending that I don’t. There is no space in my mind for insecurity,” she said. “The sexiest women I know are the women that own it, so part of getting there with Angela is owning it.”
The “Varsity Blues” actress has to spend time away from her family as she films “Landman” in Texas and explained that she relies a lot on her actor and comedian husband during these periods.
“Our love is so deep and true that it allows me to go away to work and have him as my support system,” she said of Hayes. “And then when he leaves, I hold down the fort. But he’s my rock.”
CENTURY CITY, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Actress Ali Larter (L) and Hayes MacArthur attend the FEED Foundation/Hungry In America project benefit hosted by Vanity Fair held at Craft Los Angeles on February 28, 2010 in Century City, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
But Ali always makes time to see her children while she’s working.
“I’m always there for ballet recitals, graduations, parent-teacher conferences. And there’s also the rule: If they ever want to come to see me, they’re on a plane the next day.”
She added, “There are no rules I won’t bend for that. I try to explain to them: You can be a mother, and you can also thrive in your career. I am living the beauty of my dreams.”
