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" Annabeth Gish has joined ABC&amp;#039;s drama pilot Americana. The former West Wing actress will appear alongside Without a Trace star Anthony LaPaglia and Twilight&amp;#039;s Ashley Greene. She will play a &amp;quot;fading beauty&amp;quot; who is the mother of Greene&amp;#039;s Alice, according to Deadline. Gish&amp;#039;s recent credits include a stint on CSI and a recurring role on Pretty Little Liars. Lost&amp;#039;s Emilie De Ravin, Brothers &amp;amp;amp; Sisters actor Ken Olin and The Descent star Natalie Mendoza are among the other names confirmed to appear in the Americana pilot. The script has been written by Michael Seitzman, with Salt&amp;#039;s Phillip Noyce attached to direct. Other drama pilots picked up by ABC include a remake of Dutch series Penoza starring Luke Goss and an updated Beauty and the Beast starring Ruth Bradley and Darius Campbell. &amp;amp;gt; Pan Am star Karine Vanasse joins Natalie Portman&amp;#039;s pilot Scruples&amp;amp;gt; Heroes star Hayden Panettiere signs for ABC&amp;#039;s Nashville "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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