If she could find the right vehicle, it could be a wise career decision. It seems that feature-wise she is struggling whether it is because of bad choices/advisors/representation or just bad luck, I don't know, what I DO know that especially in recent years a lot of remarkable actresses turned succesfully to TV after struggling for years to find worthy projects and roles in features. Just look at Diane Kruger (The Bridge), Kerry Washington (Scandal), Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black), Robin Wright (House of Cards), Claire Danes (Homeland), Glenn Close (Damages), Madeline Stowe (Revenge), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs), Anna Paquin (True Blood), January Jones (Mad Men), Rose Byrne (Damages), Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters), Holly Hunter (Saving Grace), Joely Richardson (Nip Tuck), Sela Ward (Once & Again).
All the acclaim TV brought these women, seemed to have great impact on their careers : Kerry Washington was suddenly in a Best Picture nominee (Django Unchained), Glenn Close received her first Oscar nomination in more than two decades, January Jones and Rose Byrne got a bunch of high-profile feature opportunities and since they were on highly acclaimed cable shows, they had time to take them on, and Sally Field, who has been in the business for 50 years, followed up her five-year TV stint with a part in a blockbuster franchise (The Amazing Spider-Man) and the iconic role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Spielberg's Lincoln, a part that also secured her first Oscar nomination in almost thirty years...long story short, it could be a great thing for Kate Beckinsale if her team found her a damangeshomelandscandalesque pilot script, preferably a cable one so she would have time for features, too. It would be high time to remind people that she IS an exceptionally talented actress with remarkable screen presence. But for that, she needs a great role first...
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