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Jamie-Lynn Sigler to play princess in Hanukkah-themed 'Elena' episode

By Karen Butler   |   Sept. 20, 2019 at 6:46 AM
Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler will play a new Disney Princess in the animated series, "Elena of Avalor." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler arrives on the red carpet at the 36th annual MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J. on August 26. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler attends the 24th annual Race To Erase MS Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Sopranos and Guys with Kids actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler will lend her voice to a princess from a Latino Jewish kingdom in a Hanukkah-themed episode of the Disney Channel's animated series, Elena of Avalor.

"I am so excited to voice Disney's first Jewish princess," Sigler tweeted.

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Disney Channel said it will air the episode in December.

Featuring Aimee Carrero in the titular voice role, Season 3 of Elena is slated to debut on Oct. 7.

Other guest stars this season will include Eugenio Derbez, Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Auli'i Cravalho, Taye Diggs and John Leguizamo.