Charisma Carpenter Joins "Scream Queens"

In what some might qualify as a marriage made in heaven, Charisma Carpenter has joined Ryan Murphy´s upcoming new show "Scream Queens".

According to Deadline, the "Buffy" and "Veronica Mars" alumn, will play the mother of the character played by one of the recurring stars, Ariana Grande, in what could be a potential recurring role.

Carpenter took to her Facebook page to confirm the news with excitement and wrote:

"It's an awesome thing! So hard to keep it quiet. Thank you to my new agency, Talent Works, my Manager, Gladys Gonzalez and Ryan Murphy for casting me.Thanks too to TVLine ( special mention, Matt Mitovich ) and Deadline for getting the news out to my awesome fans!" 

Carpenter joins an already star studded cast that includes Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Jamie Lee Curtis, Oliver Hudson and Abigail Breslin.

"Scream Queens" will premiere Tuesday September 22 on Fox. 

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