Sarah Jessica Parker to Appear in Multi-Episode Arc For GLEE's Season 4

In her first return to television since "Sex in the City," Emmy Award-winning actress and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker will guest star in the fourth season of GLEE. Additional details about her character and storyline will be released at a later date, as GLEE prepares to move this fall to a new night and time on Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following THE X FACTOR (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Wrapping up its third season at a special time Tuesday, May 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), GLEE GLEE is a musical comedy about a group of ambitious and talented students who dream of stardom, but struggle with the real world. And, following graduation this spring, the show's senior class will face new challenges and triumphs next season, as they navigate life after McKinley High.

Since its debut, GLEE has established itself as a bona fide cultural phenomenon, received prestigious honors including the Golden Globe Award and the Peabody Award and singlehandedly made glee clubs cool again. The series boasts a die-hard fan base, two Grammy Award nominations, two Platinum and three Gold albums, more than 43 million songs and over 12 million albums sold worldwide, two sold-out concert tours, four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the award for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical.

In addition to the regular cast, GLEE has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Carol Burnett, Kristen Chenoweth, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Griffin, Jonathan Groff, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Olivia Newton-John, Britney Spears and John Stamos. Neil Patrick Harris and Gwyneth Paltrow both won Emmy Awards for their guest appearances on the show.

About Sarah Jessica Parker

Celebrated in film, television and fashion, Sarah Jessica Parker continues to expand upon her impressive collection of credits with her remarkable range and effortless style.

Parker recently completed production on "Lovelace," in which she stars as Gloria Steinem alongside Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace, James Franco as Hugh Hefner and Peter Sarsgaard as Chuck Traynor. This summer, she starts filming the comedy, "Married and Cheating," starring opposite Brendan Fraser. Next year, Parker will lend her voice to family-friendly animated feature "Escape from Planet Earth" with Jessica Alba, Brendan Fraser and James Gandolfini.

Parker served as a producer and reprised her Emmy Award-winning role as Carrie Bradshaw in the screen adaptation of the hit HBO series "Sex and the City," followed by the theatrical release of "Sex and the City 2." She won over critics and audiences alike in the series for which she was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2001. Parker was also an executive producer on the series, which received the Golden Globe for Outstanding Comedy Series three years in a row in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and was honored with an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2001.

Other film credits include: Douglas McGrath's comedy "I Don't Know How She Does It," based on the critically acclaimed bestseller by Allison Pearson; Garry Marshall's "New Year's Eve," the sequel to the hit comedy Valentine's Day, which also starred Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Hilary Swank; "Did You Hear About The Morgans" opposite Hugh Grant; "Smart People" opposite Dennis Quad; "Failure to Launch" opposite Matthew McConaughey; her Golden Globe- nominated performance in "The Family Stone"; David Mamet's satirical comedy, "State and Main"; "'Til There Was You"; Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks"; "If Lucy Fell" opposite Ben Stiller; Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" co-starring Johnny Depp; "The First Wives Club" with Bette Midler, Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn; "Miami Rhapsody" with Antonio Banderas; "Hocus Pocus"; "Honeymoon in Vegas" opposite Nicholas Cage; and her breakthrough role in "L.A. Story" co-starring Steve Martin.

Early motion picture roles include: "Flight of the Navigator"; "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; "Footloose" with Kevin Bacon; Michael Apted's "First Born"; Robert Wiemer's "Somewhere Tomorrow"; and "Rich Kids" with John Lithgow.

Through her production company Pretty Matches Productions, Parker has a first-look deal with HBO to develop and produce films, television series, and long form programming. She has served as an executive producer on both seasons of Bravo's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist." The series features aspiring artists who compete for a solo show at the prestigious Brooklyn Museum.

Parker also lends her time to charitable causes, and she currently serves as a UNICEF ambassador. In November 2009, the Obama administration elected her to be a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan and Dante Di Loreto serve as executive producers. "Like" GLEE on Facebook and download the Facebook Fan Page app at www.facebook.com/Glee. Follow the series on Twitter @GLEEonFOX and join the discussion at #glee.

To kick off GLEE's fourth season, Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Kate Hudson will join the cast in a six-episode arc. Additional details about her character and storyline will be released at a later date. This fall, GLEE moves to a new night and time on Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following THE X FACTOR (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Wrapping up its third season at a special time Tuesday, May 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), GLEE is a musical comedy about a group of ambitious and talented students who dream of stardom, but struggle with the real world. And, following graduation this spring, the show's senior class will face new challenges and triumphs next season, as they navigate life after McKinley High.

Since its debut, GLEE has established itself as a bona fide cultural phenomenon, received prestigious honors including the Golden Globe Award and the Peabody Award and singlehandedly made glee clubs cool again. The series boasts a die-hard fan base, two Grammy Award nominations, two Platinum and three Gold albums, more than 43 million songs and over 12 million albums sold worldwide, two sold-out concert tours, four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the award for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical.

In addition to the regular cast, GLEE has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Carol Burnett, Kristen Chenoweth, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Griffin, Jonathan Groff, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Olivia Newton-John, Britney Spears and John Stamos. Neil Patrick Harris and Gwyneth Paltrow both won Emmy Awards for their guest appearances on the show.

About Kate Hudson

Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee Hudson made her studio film debut in "200 Cigarettes," then she went on to co-star in "Desert Blue" and "Gossip."

It was her career-making performance in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" that won the hearts of critics and moviegoers around the world. Her touching portrayal of band aid "Penny Lane" earned her a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress and a BAFTA nomination, amongst numerous other honors and recognition, including the Broadcast Film Critics' Award for Breakthrough Performance. The Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, about the world of 1970's rock won rave reviews for the film and its gifted cast. She went on to star in "Dr. T and the Women," "About Adam" and "The Four Feathers."

Hudson achieved global box office success starring opposite Matthew McConaughey in the hit romantic comedy, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Her film credits also include "Alex & Emma," "Le Divorce," "Raising Helen" and "Skeleton Key." She starred in the comedy, "You, Me and Dupree," and re-teamed with Matthew McConaughey in "Fool's Gold." She appeared alongside Dane Cook and Jason Biggs in "My Best Friend's Girl" and starred opposite Anne Hathaway in "Bride Wars," which also marked her debut as a producer.

In 2009, Hudson dazzled in the role of a Vogue journalist in Rob Marshall's all-star movie musical, "Nine," also starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren. Her show-stopping number, "Cinema Italiano," was written specifically for the film, with her in mind. She followed that with a chilling turn in "The Killer Inside Me," and has since appeared in the romantic comedy based on the international best-selling novel, "Something Borrowed," and "A Little Bit of Heaven." She has completed "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" for director Mira Nair opposite Liev Schreiber and Kiefer Sutherland and will provide a voice for the upcoming animated feature, "Me and My Shadow," to be released next year.

In 2007, Hudson made her directorial debut with the short film, "Cutlass," as part of Glamour magazine's "Reel Moments," with first-time female directors working from readers' personal essays. She is Global Brand Ambassador for Almay, where she has been the face of the company's new and existing cosmetic products since 2010. 2011 saw the launch of CH+KH, a unique line of jewelry and accessories Hudson created with her longtime friend Laurie Lynn Stark, co-owner of Chrome Hearts.

GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan and Dante Di Loreto serve as executive producers. "Like" GLEE on Facebook and download the Facebook Fan Page app at www.facebook.com/Glee. Follow the series on Twitter @GLEEonFOX and join the discussion at #glee.

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