Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones
will play a leading role in the series 'National Treasure'.
The live-action series is an expansion of the 'National Treasure' movie franchise centres on a young heroine, Jess (
Lisette Alexis
), a brilliant and resourceful dreamer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family's mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.
Zeta-Jones will portray Billie, a billionaire, black-market antiquities expert, and treasure hunter who lives by her own code. She transformed herself from a penniless orphan to a shrewd, stylish businesswoman and adventurer. Billie's used to getting what she wants—and she wants the Pan-American treasure. But not just for the money. This treasure has deeper stakes for her.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is a multi-award-winning actress whose talents range from film to theater. She garnered an Academy Award for her portrayal of the scandalous
Velma Kelly
, in the screen adaptation of 'Chicago'.
Catherine was also nominated for a Golden Globe and took home the Critics' Choice Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
She won the Tony Award for Lead Actress in a
Musical
for her critically acclaimed Broadway debut as Desirée Armfeldt in
Stephen Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music'.