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Murphy, Lewis set for 'Tribute' roles

Published: Dec. 3, 2008 at 10:41 AM
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Actress Tippi Hedren arrives for the taping of the American Film Institute's "AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sir Sean Connery" in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California on June 8, 2006. The show that honored Connery's long career will be telecast on the USA Network cable channel on June 21. .(UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | Enlarge

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Brittany Murphy, Jason Lewis and Tippi Hedren have signed up for roles in the U.S. small-screen adaptation of Nora Roberts' thriller "Tribute," Lifetime said.

The film, in which "deadly family secrets unfold against the backdrop of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley," is slated to premiere next year as a Lifetime Original Movie, the network said in a news release.

Murphy's film credits include "8 Mile," "Girl, Interrupted" and "Clueless," Lewis has been seen in "Sex and the City" and "Brothers & Sisters" and Hedren has headlined "The Birds" and "Marnie."

The last of four 2009 Nora Roberts' movies scheduled to begin production, "Nora Roberts' Tribute" joins a slate that includes "Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou," "Nora Roberts' Northern Lights" and "Nora Roberts' High Noon."

Cumulatively, more than 34 million viewers watched the four Nora Roberts' movies that aired on Lifetime in 2007, the network noted.