Editing Uma Thurman (section)

===Transition to television and Broadway debut (2012–2018)===
Thurman ventured into television in 2012, when she joined the cast of the drama series ''[[Smash (American TV series)|Smash]]'' in its first season, portraying the five-episode role of [[Rebecca Duvall]], a Hollywood actress who wants to star in a new Broadway musical, despite having limited musical ability.<ref name="Hibberd">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/12/08/uma-thurman-smash/|title=Uma Thurman joins NBC's 'Smash'|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=December 8, 2011|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=January 19, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120001138/https://ew.com/article/2011/12/08/uma-thurman-smash/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her performance garnered critical acclaim, with ''The A.V. Club'' writing: "Uma Thurman is a lot of fun. She gives that character some pop, playing both the shallow, demanding side of celebrity [...] and the sincere, talented side [...]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/smash-the-movie-star-1798172420|title=Smash: "The Movie Star"|first=Noel|last=Murray|date=April 16, 2012|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> She earned a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]].

[[File:Uma Thurman 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Thurman at the [[64th Berlin International Film Festival|2014 Berlin International Film Festival]]]]
Thurman appeared in the ''Volume I'' of [[Lars von Trier]]'s two-part ensemble art drama ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]'' (2013) as Mrs. H, a rejected wife who confronts her estranged husband. Despite her limited screen time in the film,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/nymphomaniac-film-review-lars-von-triers-sex-epic-is-brilliant-but-frustrating-9140862.html|title=Nymphomaniac review: Lars Von Trier's sex epic is brilliant but frustrating|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=[[The Independent]]|location=UK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/23/nymphomaniac-vol-1-11-review-mark-kermode|title=Nymphomaniac Vols I & II – review|date=February 23, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]| location =UK|last1=Kermode|first1=Mark}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/nymphomaniac-vol-1-movie-review-article-1.1728108|title='Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1,' movie review |date=March 21, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=Daily News|location=New York City}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' remarked that she was "sensational" in a role that defies "[von Trier]'s mixed feelings about female power",<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/nymphomaniac-volume-one-88664/|title=Nymphomaniac, Volume One|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=January 19, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> while ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' found her to be "downright terrific", noting that she "lends the character [...] a good deal of dignity".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/nymphomaniac-vol-1-review|title=The Sexual Frustrations of Nymphomaniac: Vol. I|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> For her part, she received a [[Bodil Awards|Bodil Award]] nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and in 2014, she won the [[Bambi Awards|BAMBI Award for Best International Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bambi-awards.com/uma-thurman-awarded-bambi-for-best-international-actress/22380|title=Uma Thurman awarded BAMBI for best international actress|access-date=April 29, 2017|publisher=[[Bambi Awards]]}}</ref>

In 2015, Thurman starred on the NBC miniseries ''[[The Slap (American miniseries)|The Slap]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2014/10/31/the-slap-nbc-uma-thurman-replaces-mary-louise-parker-nbc-mini-series/|title=NBC Recast Scoop: Uma Thurman In, Mary-Louise Parker Out in The Slap|date=October 31, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=TVLine.com|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229181800/https://tvline.com/2014/10/31/the-slap-nbc-uma-thurman-replaces-mary-louise-parker-nbc-mini-series/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the American adaptation of the Australian series of the [[The Slap (Australian TV series)|same name]] about the fallout after a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child,<ref name="order">{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=Peter Sarsgaard & Mary-Louise Parker To Star in NBC Miniseries 'The Slap'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/peter-sarsgaard-mary-louise-parker-to-star-in-nbc-miniseries-the-slap-809569/|access-date=August 9, 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> and played a famed restaurant critic named Simone in the drama ''[[Burnt (film)|Burnt]]'', starring [[Bradley Cooper]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/movies/review-burnt-with-bradley-cooper-as-a-chef-fresh-from-rehab.html|url-status=live|title=Review: 'Burnt,' With Bradley Cooper as a Chef Fresh From Rehab|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2021|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last1=Genzlinger|first1=Neil|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229181955/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/movies/review-burnt-with-bradley-cooper-as-a-chef-fresh-from-rehab.html?partner=rss&emc=rss|archive-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, Thurman took on the recurring role of a fixer on the [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] dark comedy series ''[[Imposters (TV series)|Imposters]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/uma-thurman-bravo-my-so-called-wife-recurring-1201823705/|title=Uma Thurman Joins Bravo's Drama Series 'My So Called Wife'|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2017|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> which ran for two seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/my-so-called-wife-picked-up-series-bravo-1201725981/|title='My So Called Wife' Picked Up To Series By Bravo|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> and was named president of [[Cannes Film Festival]] "Un Certain Regard" jury for "works which offer a unique perspective and aesthetic".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/uma-thurman-president-of-cannes-un-certain-regard-jury-1202073533/|title=Uma Thurman Named President Of Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury|date=April 21, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2017|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

Thurman made her Broadway debut in ''[[The Parisian Woman]]'', a play written by [[Beau Willimon]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/theater/uma-thurman-to-make-broadway-debut-in-the-parisian-woman.html|url-status=live|title=Uma Thurman to Make Broadway Debut in 'The Parisian Woman'|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=September 23, 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Michael|last=Paulson|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229181805/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/theater/uma-thurman-to-make-broadway-debut-in-the-parisian-woman.html|archive-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> Set in [[Washington, D.C.]], the production saw her star as a socialite coming to terms with politics, her past, her marriage and an uncertain future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parisianwomanbroadway.com/|title=Uma Thurman – The Parisian Woman on Broadway|website=The Parisian Woman|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813071223/https://parisianwomanbroadway.com/|archive-date=August 13, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The play ran for 141 performances, including previews, between November 2017 and March 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytix.com/news/17247/uma-thurman-concludes-in-the-parisian-woman|title=Uma Thurman Concludes in 'The Parisian Woman'|date=March 11, 2018|publisher=New York TV Show Tickets|last=Rodriguez|first=Lee|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> garnering a mixed critical response and what was described as "strong" box-office returns by ''[[Playbill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/grosses-analysis-uma-thurman-proves-broadway-box-office-might|title=Grosses Analysis: Uma Thurman Proves Broadway Box Office Might|website=Playbill|date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' remarked: "Unlike many actors whose expertise derives from movies, [Thurman] has no trouble fully inhabiting, and projecting, even a jury-rigged character like [hers]. Her intelligence and, it has to be said, her innate glamour, make it possible to care about someone you do not believe in".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/theater/the-parisian-woman-uma-thurman-review.html|url-status=live|title=Review: Uma Thurman, Trapped in Trumpland in 'The Parisian Woman'|journal=The New York Times|date=March 10, 2018|last1=Green|first1=Jesse|access-date=September 23, 2021|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828131754/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/theater/the-parisian-woman-uma-thurman-review.html|archive-date=August 28, 2021}}</ref> For her role, she won the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Leading Actress in a Play.

''[[The Con Is On]]'', an independent heist comedy Thurman filmed in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2015-uma-thurman-star-795600/|title=Cannes: Uma Thurman to Star in Comedy 'The Brits Are Coming' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 14, 2015|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> opposite [[Tim Roth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/476687-six-more-join-uma-thurman-in-the-brits-are-coming|title=Six More Join Uma Thurman in The Brits are Coming|date=August 27, 2015|website=[[ComingSoon.net]]|last=Lesnick|first=Silas|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> was released on May 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2018/first-fun-trailer-for-the-con-is-on-starring-uma-thurman-tim-roth/|title=First Fun Trailer for 'The Con Is On' Starring Uma Thurman & Tim Roth|website=FirstShowing.net|first=Alex|last=Billington|date=April 11, 2018|accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref>  Both actors played a con-artist couple planning a jewel heist in Los Angeles, after escaping from a notorious Russian gangster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/con-is-on-uma-thurman-cinema-society|title=Uma Thurman on ''The Con Is On'', Acting Ruthlessly, and Her Met Gala Plans|website=Vogue|last=Schwartz|first=Zachary|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> She reunited with director Lars von Trier to play the first victim of a serial killer during the 1980s in his psychological horror film ''[[The House That Jack Built (2018 film)|The House That Jack Built]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/uma-thurman-joins-cast-of-lars-von-triers-the-house-that-jack-built-1202003490/|title=Uma Thurman Joins Cast of Lars von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built'|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/production/lars-von-trier-talks-uma-thurman-serial-killers-and-cannes-at-first-press-conference-since-nazi-row/5115655.article|title=Lars von Trier talks Uma Thurman, serial killers and Cannes at first press conference since Nazi row|website=[[Screen International]]|last=Monggaard|first=Christian|date=March 8, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> which premiered on May 14, 2018, at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-lars-von-trier-the-house-that-jack-built-terry-gilliam-don-quixote-1202755595/|title=Cannes Adds Lars von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built,' Sets Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote' as Closer|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=April 19, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> In her next film, the supernatural thriller ''[[Down a Dark Hall (film)|Down a Dark Hall]]'' (2018), directed by [[Rodrigo Cortés]], Uma portrayed the role of Madame Duret, the eccentric headmistress of a mysterious school for troubled girls. In its review for the latter film, ''Variety'' noted that she "cuts an elegant figure [...] but her somewhat unconvincing villain could have used more notes of mystery and wit".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/down-a-dark-hall-review-1202907055/|title=Film Review: 'Down a Dark Hall'|first=Dennis|last=Harvey|date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>