Housewives Rings Up Lily Tomlin for Sister Act
Lily Tomlin by Donna Alberico/ WireImage.com
Desperate Housewives
creator Marc Cherry, a major
West Wing fan, is further mining the political drama's cast for his own show.
Cherry has tapped
Lily Tomlin for the recurring role of Mrs. McCluskey's sister for
Housewives' new season.
Kathryn Joosten, who plays Mrs. McCluskey, was President Bartlet's first assistant, Mrs. Landingham, on
The West Wing, while Tomlin was his second. -
William Keck
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