Meghan Markle Steps Back Into the Screen with a Low-Key Hollywood Return (3 of 4)

Before becoming a duchess, Meghan was best known for her role as Rachel Zane on Suits, where she remained a star cast member for seven seasons. The legal drama series has regained popularity through streaming, making its introduction to a new generation of viewers. Despite leaving the show, Meghan has spoken with fondness about the show and that chapter of her career and life.

In a March 2025 interview with People, she referred to Suits as “a time capsule” of sorts. “I still have the pencil skirt from the first episode! That’s the one thing I kept,” she told People. The comment perhaps offers a rare, personal glimpse into how she remembers her time on Suits and her past acting days as something she still values and remembers with positive nostalgia. This interview shows a positive attachment to acting, even before the announcement of her return with this new role.

In Close Personal Friends, Meghan is reportedly playing herself, adding a layer of intrigue with the perspective of her own self-awareness included in the project. Rather than step into a fictional role, she appears as a version of herself that she is today. The choice could be seen as a reinforcement of that idea that Meghan’s return to acting is well measured and intentional.

Whether the appearance will lead to more screen roles for Meghan has yet to be revealed. For now, Personal Close Friends represents a carefully crafted step for her, one that allows Meghan to reconnect with her love for acting, with the freedom to continue staying aligned with the family-focused and personally fulfilling life that she has built beyond the spotlight of fame.