Annette Bening to star in 'Katrina: American Crime Story'

Actress Annette Bening has been roped in for Ryan Murphy's upcoming anthology installment called "

Katrina: American Crime Story

".

The 58-year-old actress will be joining Fox 21 Television Studios and

FX Productions

series dealing with Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, confirmed The Hollywood Reporter.


The four-time Oscar-nominated actress will play the role of former Louisiana governor

Kathleen Blanco

in the show, which marks her first TV role in over a decade.

Bening will star alongside Courtney B Vance, Sarah Paulson and Cuba Gooding Jr, who also appear in FX's another favourite, "The People v OJ Simpson".

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