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Nov. 23, 2014 / 12:27 AM

Ellen Barkin books guest spot in 'Happyish' pilot

Barkin's film credits include "This Boy's Life," "Sea of Love," "Brooklyn's Finest," "She Hate Me," "Women Had Wings," "Someone Like You," "Drop Dead Gorgeous," "Switch," "The Big Easy" and "Ocean's Thirteen."

Ellen Barkin arrives for the 2012 Tony Awards at the Beacon Theater in New York on June 10, 2012. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh

Ellen Barkin arrives for the 2012 Tony Awards at the Beacon Theater in New York on June 10, 2012. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh | License Photo

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Emmy and Tony winner Ellen Barkin has been booked to guest star in the comedy pilot Happyish, Showtime announced.

The actress will play Dani Kirschenbloom, a headhunter who works closely with Steve Coogan's character Thom Payne.

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"Dani harbors no illusions about the advertising industry, or life, and is best described as the sardonic prophet-philosopher of the project," the cable network said in a news release.

The half-hour pilot will be filmed in New York next month. Kathryn Hahn and Bradley Whitford are to co-star in it alongside Coogan.

Barkin's film credits include This Boy's Life, Sea of Love, Brooklyn's Finest, She Hate Me, Women Had Wings, Someone Like You, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Switch, The Big Easy and Ocean's Thirteen. Her television credits include The New Normal and Modern Family.

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