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Canadian actress to join 'CSI' cast

Published: May 16, 2008 at 5:55 PM

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Cast members of the television series "CSI Crime Scene Investigation," Robert David Hall, Eric Szmanda, Paul Guilfoyle, Jorja Fox, William Peterson ,Gary Dourdan, Marg Helgenberger and George Eads, hold the Actor statuettes they won for outstanding performance by an ensemble cast in television drama series during the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles February 5, 2005. .UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 16 (UPI) -- Canadian actress Lauren Lee Smith has signed on to star in the U.S. television show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" next season.

The Vancouver (B.C.) Sun said Smith will fill a spot left vacant when actress Jorja Fox departed the popular series last year.

Little has been divulged about who Smith will play on the show, the report said.

Smith, 27, a Vancouver native, is best known for her work on the Showtime drama "The L Word."