▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁had ▁another ▁st int ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁returned ▁on ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁status ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁she ▁left ▁Days ▁of ▁our ▁L ives ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁UP N ▁series ▁Sex , ▁Love ▁& ▁Sec rets . ▁ ▁She ▁returned ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁an ▁absence . ▁Disc uss ing ▁her ▁return , ▁the ▁actress ▁said : ▁" I ▁love ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁and ▁[ who ] ▁I ▁know , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁also ▁fun ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁new ▁people , ▁because ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ▁they ' re ▁going ▁to ▁do ▁in ▁a ▁scene ". ▁While ▁absent , ▁she ▁had ▁land ed ▁roles ▁in ▁prim etime ▁series , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁working ▁in ▁films . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁again ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁made ▁her ▁return ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁but ▁depart ed ▁the ▁role ▁a ▁couple ▁months ▁later ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁issue ▁of ▁So aps ▁In ▁Dep th