Laura Benanti Heads to Showtime's NURSE JACKIE as Recurring Guest
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 14, 2014
Showtime has announced that Broadway vet Laura Benanti will appear in a recurring role in the hit medical drama comedy NURSE JACKIE. The actress will portray Mia, described as "the fiancé to Jackie's ex-husband, who starts to develop a close relationship with Jackie's daughters."
Recently, BWW reported that 'Vanya and Sonia' star Julie White will also recur on the show in the role of Antoinette. The Hollywood Reporter describes her character as a "ballsy Southern realtor who becomes an AA sponsor to downward-spiraling Jackie [played by Edie Falco]." Benanti's Broadway credits include The Sound of Music, Swing!, Into the Woods, Something Good, Nine, The Wedding Singer, Gypsy - for which she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - In the Next Room and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.She recently appeared in NBC's live presentation of The Sound of Music, starring Carrie Underwood. Other TV credits include Law & Order: SVU, Royal Pains, Go On, The Playboy Club, Eli Stone, Starved and CBS's The Good Wife and Elementary. About Showtime's NURSE JACKIE:Edie Falco stars as Jackie Peyton, a strong-willed and brilliant - but very flawed - emergency room nurse. In the sixth season, Jackie returns to the demons of her addiction. It is a daily high wire act with no net.
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