. ▁B ates ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁Z eta - J ones ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Britain . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁the ▁highest - r ated ▁television ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁Z eta - J ones ▁gained ▁wide ▁public ▁recognition ▁for ▁it ; ▁she ▁said , ▁" Liter ally , ▁with ▁one ▁hour ▁of ▁television ▁my ▁life ▁completely ▁changed . ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁go ▁anywhere ". ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁as ▁Beat riz ▁En rí quez ▁de ▁A ran a ▁in ▁the ▁un success ful ▁advent ure ▁film ▁Christopher ▁Columb us : ▁The ▁Disc overy ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁Z eta - J ones ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁bel ly ▁dan cer ▁in ▁dis gu ise ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁episode ▁of ▁George ▁Lucas ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Young ▁Indiana ▁Jones ▁Chron icles . ▁She ▁next ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁asp iring ▁duch ess ▁in ▁S pl itting ▁He irs ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁a ▁far c ical ▁period ▁drama ▁from ▁the ▁director ▁Robert ▁Young ▁about ▁two ▁children ▁( Er ic ▁Id le ▁and ▁Rick ▁Mor an is ) ▁who ▁are ▁separated ▁at ▁birth . ▁Re views ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁negative , ▁though ▁the ▁critic ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁found ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁" very ▁fun ny ". ▁In ▁ 1