▁Good bye ▁in ▁Space ▁with ▁D erek ▁Jacob i ▁and ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁actors ' ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁& ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁She en ▁repr ised ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁David ▁F rost ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ' s ▁F rost / N ixon , ▁a ▁film ▁dram at isation ▁of ▁The ▁N ixon ▁Inter views ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Despite ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁stage ▁production ▁in ▁a ▁part ▁written ▁for ▁him ▁by ▁Peter ▁Morgan , ▁She en ▁was ▁surprised ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁film : ▁" Peter ▁said ▁he ' d ▁only ▁be ▁prepared ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁someone ▁who ▁would ▁cast ▁me ▁as ▁F rost , ▁which ▁was ▁very ▁nice , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁stud ios ▁get ▁their ▁hands ▁on ▁something ... ▁Right ▁up ▁until ▁we ▁started ▁film ing ▁I ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁be ▁disappoint ed ". ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁assert ed ▁that ▁She en ▁emb od ied ▁his ▁character ▁in ▁a ▁" comp elling , ▁inten se " ▁performance ▁while ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁felt ▁he ▁was ▁" a ▁brilliant ▁actor " ▁who ▁" g rows ▁his ▁character ▁from ▁a ▁bright - ey ed ▁social ▁but ter fly ▁to ▁a ▁g im let - ey ed ▁inter rog ator ". ▁However , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁felt ▁" the ▁lik able , ▁watch able ▁Mr . ▁She en ▁has ▁been ▁p itted ▁against ▁a ▁scene - ste aler