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Claudia Black To Guest Star On The Originals

Former Stargate SG-1 co-star Claudia Black is getting her vamp on.

The actress has been cast in a major recurring guest role on The CW vampire drama The Originals, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, and is now in its second season.

She’ll play Dahlia, maternal aunt of the Mikaelson siblings, who is a powerful witch an notorious child-snatcher. Dahlia poses a significant threat to Klaus and Hayley’s daughter when she arrives in town.

Black played Vala Mal Doran in the final seasons of SG-1. Before that her genre credits include Farscape, Pitch Black, and Haven.

Her first appearance on The Originals will be in this season’s sixteenth episode. The show airs Mondays at 8/7c on The CW.

(Thanks to hodiha for the tip!)

Darren

Darren created GateWorld in 1999 and is the site's managing editor. He lives in the Seattle area with his wife and three spin-off Stargate fans.

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