Sarah Carter Joins 'New York'

Former Shark actress Sarah Carter has signed on as a series regular for CSI: New York.

Carter will play a clean-up technician with dreams of becoming a crime scene investigator, Ausiello reports. As the season goes on, it will be revealed that the character is hiding a secret. There is no word on when the character will make her first appearance during the season.

According to early reports, the character's name will be Kaye Sullivan. During his recent interview with CSI Files, Hill Harper (Dr Sheldon Hawkes) told Kristine Huntley that the new character "will be appearing very early in the season." However, Harper revealed that she wouldn't immediately jump in as a full-time series regular. Instead, there will be a trial period to see how the character works out. "I think that the new character is going to start out as a recurring," he explained. "I don't think [she's] going to start out as a series regular per se, and if the audience responds and it works well, eventually [she] would become a regular."

"You want to keep the show fresh, hot and sexy," Harper continued in his interview, explaining the choice to add a new character to the cast. "Look, Detective Angell (Emmanuelle Vaugier) was one of the most beautiful, sexy, interesting, strong female characters on TV, period. She's awesome. So I think if you look at the show, if you lose someone that appealing, with all that sex appeal and strength, you want to make sure you have characters that come and represent that. So why not? There are so many great personalities and actresses out there, why not find someone who's great and beautiful? I think that's awesome."

The original information is from Ausiello. Carter's filmography, as well as pictures of the actress, can be found on IMDb. The full interview with Harper can be found here.

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