'ER' Going Out With Bassett In Roster

By Access HollywoodApril 28, 2008, 2:40 pm PDT

BURBANK, Calif. -- For its fifteenth and final season, "ER" is adding yet another A-list actress to its ranks - Angela Bassett, The Hollywood Reporter first reported today and Access has confirmed.

This will mark Bassett's first foray into joining the cast of a regular scripted prime time series.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Bassett will play a tough attending with a troubled past who's coming back to Chicago after a few years in Indonesia doing tsunami relief. Her arrival in the second episode next season promises to shake County General's ER to the core."

It was previously announced that original cast member Noah Wyle will rejoin "ER" this season as well.

Current "ER" stars include John Stamos, Maura Tierney, Parminder Nagra, Linda Cardinelli, Gloria Reuben, Mekhi Phifer and Goran Visnjic.

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  • MS INDIA
    i have been watchin ER since i was a teen it inspired me to work n the medical field im the shows bigest fan
    report abuseposted April 29, 2008, 6:53 am PDT
  • The Critic
    my husband lives and breathes ER - he watches 2 hours of it each day - LOL!!! He may actually have to talk to me instead....one more year of blissful tube time for him - but ofcourse there are re-runs.....goodie.
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 5:22 pm PDT
  • redhead
    Angela was just in Meet the Browns and Akeelah and the Bee, both excellent films. She was outstanding in those and will be a big asset to the ER staff, maybe even keeping the show on air.
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 4:12 pm PDT
  • richard s
    i guess
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 2:58 pm PDT
  • Big Fella
    The show lost it's bang a long time ago, when Clooney and the rest started falling off!!!! Angela has not seen a good script in years, so TV is her shot at staying in or getting back in the publics eyes!!!
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 1:12 pm PDT
  • Jogger
    I love ER. Especially the older episodes.
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 1:06 pm PDT
  • j411
    I'm a "law show" fan, but I became hopelessly addicted to ER YEARS ago.. Please, DON'T GO!!!!!!! Side note to"everyone is stupid" I raise and homeschool 4 children, tutor 2 on the side, and are very active in the community at homeless shelters and animal shelters.. for some people, nighttime TV shows are a way to calm down before going to bed onc
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 12:44 pm PDT
  • Michelle M
    To the 2nd comment but the 3rd post left by 'everyone is stupid' I would like to say that I agree with you to some extent but what you need to realize is that show comes on at 10pm... i cant see talking a walk or doing exercise at 10pm...as any health nut can tell you u should not exercise within 3 hours of your bedtime as you will not be able to sleep!
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 12:40 pm PDT
  • Adrienne N
    omg . i can not believe that er is having its last season. i love that show so much:(
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 12:29 pm PDT
  • tdhardy2003
    How I met your mother is awesome!! It's one of the funniest things on Monday night. Er is getting old, I'd rather watch Scrubs than ER anyday.And how many more people are they going to bring back.?Give it a rest, it's not a soap opera.
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008, 12:26 pm PDT
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