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Oct. 30, 2014 / 2:08 PM

Kyra Sedgwick to star as ex-nun in new HBO comedy

The actress is producing the program with "The New Adventures of Christine" creator Kari Lizer.

Kyra Sedgwick will produce and star in a new HBO comedy. (UPI/Jim Ruymen)

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Kyra Sedgwick will produce and star in a new HBO comedy.

The 49-year-old actress is executive producing the program with The New Adventures of Old Christine creator Kari Lizer, who will also write the series. Sedgwick will star as a former nun named Kate.

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The character was known as Sister Katherine as a nun, and became disillusioned by her service to the church and left her order. Kate had been a nun since age 17, and must come into her own and learn to navigate the world free from her vows.

Sedgwick is best known for her portrayal of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on TNT crime drama The Closer. The series ran for seven seasons before coming to a close in 2012, and the actress has since guest starred as Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch on Fox comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Sedgwick is scheduled to appear in a number of new films, including The Road Within, Reach Me and Big Sky with Bella Thorne.

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