Christine Ebersole Joins Cast of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN

In an interview posted on Deadline.com today, American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy revealed that Tony winning actress Christine Ebersole will join the cast of his latest installment of the series titled, 'Coven'

"Yesterday I cast Christine Ebersole, who's a great Tony Award winning actress," shared Murphy. "She's going to play this [recurring] Glenda the Good Witch-type of gal." He went on to tease, "I'm getting ready to cast the big male lead who comes in on Episode 6 as Jessica Lange's love interest."

Read the interview in full here.

The actress will join previously announced cast members Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe, Sarah Paulson, Patti LuPone, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates and Denis O'Hare as well as Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Taissa Farmiga, Gabourey Sidibe, Emma Roberts, Alexandra Breckenridge and Jamie Brewer on the series.

"American Horror Story: Coven" is currently filming on location in New Orleans.

Christine Ebersole won The Tony Award for Outstanding Actress in the dual role of "Edith and Edie Beale" in the acclaimed Tony Nominated Musical Grey Gardens. Christine was lauded with virtually every Off-Broadway theater award when it premiered at Playwrights Horizon and Grey Gardens went on to pack its Broadway theater for over a year, with every theater critic praising her bravura performance.

Christine followed Grey Gardens with the Broadway production of Blithe Spirit opposite Angela Lansbury and Rupert Everett. In past theater seasons, Christine has won critical acclaim as well as the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, for her portrayal of "Dorothy Brock" in the 2000 revival of 42nd Street. The Following season, she starred in Broadway's Dinner at Eight, garnering a Tony Award nomination. In 2005, Christine starred as M'Lynn on Broadway in Steel Magnolias.

Christine was a regular cast member of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1981-82 season. Her other television credits include "Tessie Tura" in Bette Midler's "Gypsy," the hit TV series, "Royal Pains", appeared as Denny Craig's love interest in "Boston Legal," "Law and Order, SVU," "Mary & Rhoda," "Platinum" with Diana Ross, "Will & Grace" as well as appearances on "The Today Show", "The View" and "The Colbert Report." She currently stars in the TBS comedy 'Sullivan & Sons.'

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