'ER' Going Out With Bassett In Roster

Access Hollywood - April 28, 2008 1:40 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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  • Steve D
    Noah Wyle is a tool! How the hell does he keep a straight face when he makes those stupid 'Save the Polar Bears' commercials. Does he really believe that stupidity?
    report abuseposted January 6, 2009 10:27 AM PST
  • bill
    Television won"t be the same without E.R.
    report abuseposted January 4, 2009 12:58 PM PST
  • Vicki
    I personally think the show died when Anthony Edwards died.
    report abuseposted January 3, 2009 10:04 PM PST
  • 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 5:53 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 4:22 PM PDT
  • 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 3:12 PM PDT
  • i guess
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008 1:58 PM PDT
  • Contrarion
    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 12:12 PM PDT
  • Jogger
    I love ER. Especially the older episodes.
    report abuseposted April 28, 2008 12:06 PM PDT
  • mommahurley
    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 11:44 AM PDT
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