Nia Vardalos, Peri Gilpin to Guest Star on Grey's Anatomy
My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos and Frasier's Peri Gilpin will guest star on an episode of Grey's Anatomy, and portray sisters on the medical drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Vardalos, whose TV work includes stints on Cougar Town, Drop Dead Diva and My Boys, will play Karen Winterbottom, while Make It or Break It's Gilpin will play her sibling, Marcy Winterbottom.
The bickering sisters will come to Seattle Grace in a mid-January episode.
Vardalos' casting comes nearly two weeks after Grey's and Cougar Town producer ABC Studios announced that it was developing a comedy for the actress, who is married to Cougar Town's Ian Gomez.
Gilpin, meanwhile, stars on ABC Family's Make It or Break It, but is probably best known as radio producer Roz Doyle, who kept Kelsey Grammer in line for 11 seasons on NBC's Frasier.
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Lexie: Mark, I'm dying. Please tell Meredith I love her and that she is a good sister.
November 30th, 2011 10:58 PM
@holliez no they are not playing der's sisters actually says in the story who they are playing.
November 29th, 2011 11:30 PM
Cant wait to watch the next episode pls air it asap....
November 29th, 2011 2:51 PM
greys anatomy is back january 5th!
November 25th, 2011 12:59 PM
Is there any possibilty that they could play Der's two sisters we haven't met yet?? It's just with their hair and eye colouring i could really see them as Der's sisters.
This is just idle speculation on my part that's all
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November 25th, 2011 4:21 AM
Can't wait, these actresses certainly look like sister and I love their work and watching them together it will be funny for sure.