Uma Thurman Is Back on TV and Mysterious as Ever

Uma Thurman's arc on Imposters leaves us wanting more

By Traci Doromal Feb 01, 2017 12:00 PMTags

Uma Thurman is back on the small screen and not here for your games.

In the continuing migration of movie stars to TV, Thurman has signed up as a guest star on Bravo's new scripted drama Imposters, which premieres on February 7th. But fans will have to wait until February 21st to get their first glimpse of the blonde beauty, who plays "ultimate fixer" Lenny Cohen. Um, has anyone told Olivia Pope about this? Or maybe they can team up and create Pope & Cohen & Associates? 

In the story arc spanning several episodes, Thurman's character is recruited by the reclusive ring-leader of a group of con artists to keep his employees in line and eliminate any possible enemies. Cohen is also described as "lethal, articulate and mysterious", so basically don't mess around with her, OK?

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Thurman's run on Imposters only marks the third time she's been on TV, but both times were shortlived. In 2012, the Golden Globe winner appeared in five episodes on season one of Smash, playing Rebecca Duvall, an established Hollywood star (but not-so-great singer) who replaces Ivy (Megan Hilty) in the Broadway-bound musical Bombshell. Rebecca eventually bowed out of the show after everyone's favorite character to hate Ellis slips peanuts, which she is allergic to, in her smoothie, causing Rebecca to be hospitalized. Why Smash only lasted two seasons, we'll never know.

And then there was 2015's The Slap, the eight-episode miniseries centering around the aftermath of a birthday party where an adult slaps someone else's child for misbehaving. The impressive ensemble included stars like Peter Sarsgaard, Thandie Newton, Blythe Danner, Penn Badgley, Zachary Quinto and Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges, but Thurman almost didn't share the screen with these established actors - Mary-Louise Parker was originally cast to play Anouk Latham, but she had to bow out due to pneumonia. Thurman was definitely a scene stealer in both Smash and in The Slap, so we have no doubts she'll continue her string of success with her new gig. 

Imposters features Inbar Lavi as a con artist who takes advantage of her multiple lovers, who eventually find out about her lies and attempt to take her down together. The series also stars Brian Benben and Stephen Bishop and premieres Tuesday, February 7th at 10 p.m. on Bravo. 

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