CBS: Lauren Smith to join cast of 'CSI'

Los Angeles-- Canadian actress Lauren Lee Smith is to join the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" next season as a series regular, CBS has confirmed.

Smith will play CSI Bryce Adams, "a smart, flirtatious, and witty non-conformist who entered law enforcement to rebel against her judgmental psychiatrist father."

"She has always been fascinated by the perverse underbelly of society and cannot be shocked or intimidated. She will be hired onto Grissom's night shift team," the network said.

Smith, a Vancouver native, has appeared in the Showtime series "The L-Word" and co-starred in the films "Art School Confidential," "Lie with Me" and "The Last Kiss."

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