Friday, June 20, 2008

"Smallville": Enter Tess Mercer...

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Actress Cassidy Freeman have been cast as a series regular villain for Season 8 of the Vancouver-lensed, CW Network series "Smallville".

Freeman will play 'Tess Mercer'.

"Handpicked by 'Lex Luthor' to succeed him before he vanished, Tess arrives in Smallville as acting CEO of 'LuthorCorp'. Beneath her mysterious allure lies a cunning ruthlessness to match her mentor's..."

"We're thrilled that Cassidy will be joining the cast," said executive producers Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson, Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer.

Freeman previously appeared in the feature "Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee", debuting at Sundance in 2007. Her other film credits include guest-starring on "Cold Case" and MOW "An Accidental Christmas"...