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Bebe Neuwirth will join the cast of CBS’ The Good Wife, according to a report on EW.com. She will play Judge Friend, who’s assigned to a case involving a battle for control of a large equity group.
Neuwirth won Tonys for her performances in Chicago and Sweet Charity. She was most recently seen on Broadway in The Addams Family.
She may be best known for her portrayal of Dr. Lilith Sternin on Cheers and Frasier. Among her other television credits are Law & Order Trial by Jury and Bored to Death.