Veronica Cartwright has landed a role on ABC drama Revenge.

The Alien actress will play a judge in a February episode, according to TV Guide.

The character will likely interact with Victoria Grayson's (Madeleine Stowe) divorce attorney, played by guest star Courtney B Vance.

Cartwright, 62, first rose to fame in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film thriller The Birds and also appeared in 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers and 1987's The Witches of Eastwick.

Her recent television credits include guest roles on TNT's axed drama Memphis Beat and Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.

Other stars to have signed up for guest stints on Revenge include 24 actor William Devane and Ironclad's James Purefoy, who will play Victoria's new love interest Dominic.

The series continues on Wednesdays at 10/9c on ABC.

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Watch a promo for the next episode of Revenge below:

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