I am a big, big fan of Sela Ward. Loved her in Sisters. (how about someone remake that show now except without Julianne Phillips?) Double loved Once and Again which is where we first met Evan Rachel Wood.
Last time I saw Sela Ward she was doing a several episode guest arc on House. So now in the era of Glenn Close, Sally Field and Holly Hunter I ask myself, why isn’t she on a TV show? Well none of those women did a show before and Ward has. Turns out she doesn’t want to deal with the 14 hour days in her life right now — she has an 11 year old and a 15 year old — and who can blame her. But it doesn’t make it any easier for the folks out here who still miss her.
Ward’s back in the remake of the thriller The Stepfather and she would be really up for making more movies, but as is the case today, there are very few roles for women her age.
Here’s some of what she said to More Magazine in October’s cover story:
“If I could, I’d do a film a year for the rest of my life,” she says. “But opportunities are few and far between in today’s market because of the audience being so young. That makes me sad. I feel I’m so ready. I’ve lived enough life now to give an amazing performance if I had the material.
I was happy The Stepfather came up, because I thought it would be fun and different enough. But I really need to do some gritty thing. I keep playing these moms who are so nice. I’d like to misbehave a little. I have a wonderful underbelly that I’d love to share.”
Check out the story here.
I love Sela Ward too. And I’ve missed her, but when I saw the preview for The Stepfather, I felt so sad. It looks terrible. The stupid/nice mom who falls for the evil, bad man. Ugh. I for one want to see Sela Ward’s underbelly. We need to write the screenplays for her and so many other great actresses we’re missing.
I absolutely love Sela Ward, I saw this same magazine the other day and thought the very same thing, “where is she?” She is strong as an actress, loved her in Sisters and in her movies, like The Fugitive. She is truly beautiful.