Lisa Edelstein to join 'The Good Wife'

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Lisa Edelstein has been confirmed to join CBS drama The Good Wife during its upcoming third season.



The actress, who quit Fox drama House after the completion of its seventh season, will appear in a multi-episode arc of the courtroom drama.

Edelstein will play an intelligent poker-playing lawyer, who will appear in the beginning of the new season, according to TVLine.

Edelstein's character is said to have shared a past with Will Gardner (Josh Charles), but no more additional details have been released.

The actress decided to leave House in order to pursue other opportunities. Creator David Shore admitted that he was "disappointed" with her exit.

House will return to Fox on October 3 at 9pm, while The Good Wife will begin its third season in a new Sunday night slot on CBS in the fall.