X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Marcia Gay Harden Joins Royal Pains

Oscar and Tony winner Marcia Gay Harden has joined Royal Pains for a multi-episode arc.Harden, 50, will play Dr. Elizabeth Blair, a surgeon and ...

joyce-eng.jpg
Joyce Eng

Oscar and Tony winner Marcia Gay Harden has joined Royal Pains for a multi-episode arc.
Harden, 50, will play Dr. Elizabeth Blair, a surgeon and board member of Hamptons Heritage Hospital, where Dr. Jill Casey (Jill Flint) works. The two women initially butt heads over Casey's tenure as hospital administrator, but Blair eventually becomes Casey's mentor.

Royal Pains, Burn Notice to return June 3

Harden, who played attorney Claire Maddox on Damages last year, will make her Royal debut on the show's Season 2 premiere, slated for June 3.Harden's casting was first reported by Entertainment Weekly.