▁next ▁two ▁years . ▁Her ▁next ▁stage ▁appearance ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁National ▁Opera ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Col ise um ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁Ma e ▁Jones ▁in ▁Kurt ▁We ill ' s ▁Street ▁Sc ene . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 6 : ▁Screen ▁debut ▁and ▁career ▁strugg les ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Z eta - J ones ▁made ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁director ▁Philippe ▁de ▁Bro ca ' s ▁film ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁N ights . ▁An ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁f able ▁One ▁Th ous and ▁and ▁One ▁N ights , ▁the ▁French - Ital ian ▁production ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁tale ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁Sche her az ade ▁( Z eta - J ones ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁br ides ▁of ▁King ▁Sh ar ir ▁( Th ier ry ▁L h erm itte ). ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁received ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁de ▁Bro ca ' s ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph , ▁the ▁film ▁" is ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁enjoy able ▁n ude ▁scenes ". ▁Gre ater ▁success ▁followed ▁when ▁she ▁star red ▁opposite ▁David ▁Jason ▁and ▁Pam ▁Ferr is ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁period ▁comedy - d rama ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Dar ling ▁Bud s ▁of ▁May ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Ada pt ed ▁from ▁H .   E