ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Casts Portia de Rossi in ‘Top Secret’ Recurring Role

Portia de Rossi is joining ABC’s “Scandal” in a multiple-episode arc on the upcoming fourth season, a show representative told TheWrap.

In true “Scandal” fashion, the show is keeping the details of Rossi’s role under wraps.

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The news of Rossi’s casting was actually broken by her wife, talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, on Twitter.

So annoying when people brag on twitter & that's why I'm not tweeting that Portia just signed on to do a top secret arc on "Scandal". Oops.

— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) July 23, 2014

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Rossi has held several roles on memorable shows like the Fox/Netflix comedy “Arrested Development,” Fox’s legal dramedy “Ally McBeal,” ABC’s “Better Off Ted” and FX’s “Nip/Tuck.”

WME represents Rossi.