Former 24 star Reiko Aylesworth has signed on for a recurring role in the upcoming third season of Damages, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Aylesworth, who most recently played a 1970s Dharma Initiative member on Lost's time-tipping fifth season, joins a guest cast that includes Campbell Scott, Martin Short, Lily Tomlin and Keith Carradine. No details on her role have been released.
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Aylesworth's casting was first reported by EW's Michael Ausiello.
Production is under way on Damages' third season, which is set for a January 2010 debut...
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If you seek Lost's Amy beyond this spring (or beyond the 1970s, for that matter), you may be out of luck. Reiko Aylesworth, who only joined up with the Dharma Initiative for a handful of episodes, has landed a role in Jerry Bruckheimer's untitled ABC drama pilot about amateur detectives.
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