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ANNABELLA SCIORRA TO GUEST STAR ON ABC'S "THE WHOLE TRUTH"

Annabella Sciorra ("Mental," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent") has signed on to guest star in an upcoming episode of "The Whole Truth" (airdate TBD). In "When Cougars Attack," Sciorra will play Madeline Durand, a 45-year-old fashion designer accused of murdering her young male model boyfriend. Jimmy Brogan (Rob Morrow) defends her - and it's not the first time; Brogan represented her three years earlier when a previous young boyfriend was murdered under eerily similar circumstances. "The Whole Truth" airs Wednesdays (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC, beginning September 22.

"The Whole Truth" stars Rob Morrow as Jimmy Brogan, Maura Tierney as Kathryn Peale, Eamonn Walker as Sr. ADA Terrence "Edge" Edgecomb, Anthony Ruivivar as Alejo Salazar, Christine Adams as Lena Boudreaux and Sean Wing as Chad Griffin.

Produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television, "The Whole Truth" is executive-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Ed Zuckerman. Tom Donaghy, who wrote the pilot, and KristieAnne Reed are co-executive producers. Also working on the series is legal consultant Elizabeth Rosen-Mayer, a former Manhattan defense attorney and law professor, and staff writer Kevin Hynes, a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney and criminal defense attorney.