Ann Jillian went from a Disney child star to a ’80s sitcom favorite, even portraying her own battle with cancer on screen.

Then, at the height of her career, she walked away from Hollywood.

The actress, who won a Golden Globe in 1989 for the TV movie “The Ann Jillian Story,” recently appeared on the podcast “Famous with Jacy Dawn Valeras” to discuss leaving showbiz at the peak of her career.

“I’ve been out of it for a while,” said the 76-year-old. “I’ve been out of it for a good reason. I gave birth to my one and only son when I was 42, and I took that seriously too.

“Now, maybe somebody out there can do this, and good for them,” she said, speaking about balancing both motherhood and fame.

“I love that they can. For me, I recognize that I cannot. Since I like to focus on what I do, I cannot do all things at the same time.

“I can, over the course of a lifetime — the life that the good Lord has given me — I can do everything that I want to do, but not all at the same time. Ultimately, if you try to do it all at the same time, something is going to suffer because your focus is going to go away from one thing.

“And I was determined at my age, at 42, that it was more likely going to be my only son,” Jillian added.

The actress got her start as a child star whose stage name was given to her by Walt Disney himself before she starred in 1961’s “Babes in Toyland.”

Just a year later, she appeared in 1962’s “Gypsy” alongside Natalie Wood and Rosalind Russell.

Jillian successfully grew up in the public eye and went on to star in the TV series “It’s a Living” from 1980 to 1986. In 1985, Jillian was diagnosed with cancer at age 35, which she fought — and won.

In 1992, Jillian gave birth to Andrew Joseph Murcia, the Los Angeles Times reported. Jillian said on the podcast that she had no regrets about her decision to prioritize motherhood.

“I felt that I had a great career,” she explained. “When I left the industry, so to speak, it was after my son was born … I had to be there to put him to bed. But then he had to grow roots. He had to go to school. And I thought about this. 

“I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a thousand miles away if he gets a boo-boo. I don’t want to be a thousand miles away when he wants to talk about something just terrible that happened at school or just wonderful that happened at school.’

“I want to be there to see him get his first communion,” she said. “I don’t want to be in front of a camera somewhere when it’s time for him to have his first communion.

“So, basically, I hung up my dancing shoes, so to speak, and said, ‘Nope, nope, this is the most important role I have to play right now, and that’s being a mom.’

“I’m sure I made some mistakes along the way,” Jillian continued. “But I learned an awful lot, too. And I had the privilege with my husband and God of bringing life into the world and raising a young man who is now an international tax attorney. 

“He’s handsome. He’s witty. He could have been an actor because he’s got a mind like a steel trap, his delivery is way better than mine ever was and he has a great voice. And I wouldn’t trade that for the world, for the time that I was gone.”

Over the years, Jillian has been selective in choosing gigs that won’t keep her far away from her family. Her last appearance was in a 2000 episode of “Walker, Texas Ranger.”

“I love my industry,” Jillian told the outlet. “I love what I did during the time that I was in that industry. I loved the job that I had and was thankful for it. I was really thankful … I find it remarkable when I look at it now.”

In 2021, Jillian spoke to Fox News Digital about how many people viewed her as a sex symbol during her time on “It’s a Living.”

“Well, it didn’t bother me,” Jillian said at the time. “I took it more as [the public] appreciated my looks. And that was fine with me. When you look good, you feel good. And that’s how I felt.

“I certainly don’t approve of some of the things that have happened over the years [in the industry],” she said.

“I support women standing up for themselves. But if you ask me specifically how I felt about that title back then, then I have to be very honest with you. And the truth is, I felt quite honored that people liked the way I looked, and I pleased their eyes. I was fine with that.”

Jillian also noted that faith kept her grounded in Hollywood.

“Some might say it’s not a normal childhood to go into a studio in front of cameras,” she said.

“That’s true. But from a young age, I was taught that it was just playing pretend. I just got paid for it. And playing pretend is very childlike, and it made me happy. I was never forced. I did it because I loved it. And I think that made the difference.”

Al Pacino and Beverly D’Angelo may have split in 2004, but that didn’t stop them from celebrating the “Godfather” star’s 86th birthday together.

The former couple was spotted stepping out in Beverly Hills on Friday evening, the night before Pacino’s big day.

D’Angelo, 74, went casual in a pair of black pants and a beige blazer, accessorizing with a colorful scarf and gold sunglasses.

The “National Lampoon’s Vacation” star carried a tan leather handbag and finished the look with comfy sneakers for the outing.

The “Scarface” icon, meanwhile, wore a navy blue jacket with black pants and sneakers. He finished the ensemble with a pair of round sunglasses, a scarf and a beanie cap.

The former couple are parents to grown twins Anton and Olivia, 25, whom they welcomed in 2001 via IVF amid a relationship that lasted from 1996 to 2004.

“In 1997, he looked me in the eye and said ‘I want you to be the mother of my children,’ and although I’d avoided that role my whole life, I was deeply in love and I was 100 percent in,” D’Angelo said in a 2023 Instagram video.

While she admitted that their split was “complicated,” she also emphasized that their commitment to their children has triumphed.

“Yikes, it got complicated, and our split was finalized in 2004,” she shared, adding that “the power of our love for our children was the basis for resolving our conflicts and creating a new history as coparents.”

“As for me and Al, it is a unique and profound friendship between two artists that endures to this day, through thick and thin, 27 years now of doing it our way, and there you have it,” she told followers at the time.

The entire family was spotted enjoying an outing back in 2023, with Pacino and D’Angelo taking their twins — then 22 years old — to a Los Angeles escape room.

Since their split, D’Angelo appears to have remained single, while Pacino — who also shares daughter Julie Marie, 36, with ex-girlfriend Jan Tarrant — has welcomed son Roman, 2, with former partner Noor Alfallah.

“Wicked” actress Marissa Bode claimed she was denied boarding her Southern Airways flight because she uses a wheelchair — and she’s not holding back after calling out the airline.

The 25-year-old, who has been confined to a wheelchair since being involved in a car crash at age 11, took to TikTok on Thursday, claiming, “I was denied boarding a flight because I’m disabled,” describing the experience as “awful.”

Bode said the interaction occurred during a layover flight while she was traveling to a speaking engagement in Pennsylvania.

She said her first flight on United Airlines went smoothly, but things took a turn when she approached the gate for her connecting flight with Southern Airways — which serves only eight states in the US.

“I got to the gate and was like, ‘Hey, could you help me locate my boarding pass?’” she said.

“And the two people at the gate look at me and they’re like, ‘Can you stand?’ And I said, ‘No.’ And they said, ‘I’m sorry, because of that we’re gonna have to deny you boarding.’”

Bode said she was stunned by the explanation that followed.

“They proceeded to tell me all the planes within this airline have stairs to get on the plane. Wild. Never heard of that before … You’re telling me none of the people who have flown on your plane before are disabled?”