Role is thesp's first TV gig since 'McBeal' in 2000-01

Anne Heche has headed to the mountains, joining the cast of the WB’s “Everwood” for a multi-episode story arc.

Heche will appear in at least 10 segs as a potential love interest opposite series star Treat Williams. She’ll play Amanda Carver, whose husband wound up paralyzed and unable to speak several years ago. Williams’ character, Dr. Brown, steps in to teach Amanda’s husband new ways to communicate — and winds up developing a fast friendship with Amanda.

It’s the first TV series gig for Heche since she appeared on “Ally McBeal” in the 2000-01 season. The thesp will next be seen in the CBS telepic “The Dead Will Tell” later this season.

On the theatrical side, Heche appears in the upcoming features “Birth” and “Prozac Nation.”

Heche’s other credits include the telepic “If These Walls Could Talk” and “Gracie’s Choice.” She also helmed a seg of “If These Walls Could Talk II” as well as the TV movie “Reaching Normal.” Thesp is best known for her roles in films such as “Volcano” and “Six Days, Seven Nights.”

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Entering its third season this fall, “Everwood” comes from Warner Bros. TV; Greg Berlanti, Mickey Liddell and Rina Mimoun exec produce. Show stars Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily VanCamp, Scott Wolf, Tom Amandes, John Beasley, Vivien Cardone, Debra Mooney, Stephanie Niznik and Chris Pratt.

In other casting news, actor Samm Levine has joined the cast of ABC’s “Life as We Know It” for a four-episode arc, reuniting him with “Freaks and Geeks” compatriots Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs.

Sachs and Judah were supervising producers on “Freaks,” the cult fave that featured Levine as Neal, one of the show’s geeks.

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