The "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff prequel "Caprica" has cast its first lead role.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Paula Malcomson will play Amanda Graystone, the matriarch of the Graystone family in the planet-based drama.
Malcomson is probably best known for her role of Trixie, the prostitute trying to become legitimate in the HBO western series "Deadwood." She also had a two-episode stint as Colleen Pickett -- one of The Others -- in the ABC series "Lost."
Most recently, she appeared in five episodes of HBO's short-lived drama "John from Cincinnati. She also appeared in the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode "Silent Enemy" as Madeline Reed.
She made her debut as a bartender in the 1992 independent film "Another Girl Another Planet." She has also appeared in "The Green Mile" and "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence."
Casting is expected to continue for "Caprica" throughout the month, with filming on a backdoor pilot expected to begin this summer.
The show focuses on 50 years before the current events of "Battlestar Galactica" focusing on the family of William Adama and the Graystones. It will feature the initial creation of the Cylons as well as the beginning of the monotheistic movement that continued with the actual Cylons.
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