Robin Wright leaves U.S. for liberating, quieter life in Britain

Robin Wright said she has left the United States and is settling into life in Britain, calling the move "liberating" and describing a quieter, less frenetic rhythm on the other side of the Atlantic. In a Sunday interview with The Times, the 59-year-old actress said she and her boyfriend, 52-year-old architect Henry Smith, are renting a home in England and that she plans to slow down work and enjoy the change of pace.

Wright told The Times she left because of the speed and stress of life in much of America, bluntly describing the country as "a sshow." She praised life in Britain, saying there is "a freedom of self" and that people she has met are kinder and more present. "They're living," she said, contrasting mornings in the U.K., when she listens to birds, with waking to home renovations in Los Angeles. "Everything's rush, competition and speed," she said.

The actress, known for roles in Forrest Gump and House of Cards, called the relocation "liberating" and added, "Be done with searching, looking and getting 60 per cent of what you wanted." She told the newspaper she and Smith met nearly a year ago in a country pub after a spirited first exchange in which each asked the other,...