THE FLASH: Original 'Dr. Tina McGee' Actress Amanda Pays To Return To The Role
Not only will the first live action Flash John Wesley Shipp be returning for the new CW show, but he'll be joined by his original series cast-mate Amanda Pays, who will once again be playing brilliant geneticist, Dr. Tina McGee.
According to Variety, Amanda Pays will play Dr. Tina McGee in the CW's upcoming take on DC Comics' fastest man alive, The Flash. If that sounds familiar it's because the actress played the same role in the first live action series to feature the character back in 1990. As we already know, John Wesley Shipp -- who played the titular hero in that show -- is also on board as Barry Allen's father. Although Pays will play the same character, this time she'll actually be working for a rival tech firm to S.T.A.R. Labs. “When we decided to bring Tina onto our version of ‘The Flash,’ who better to get than the amazing actress who originated the part?” exec producer Andrew Kreisberg tells the site. “Like with John Wesley Shipp, we are so proud and excited to have another actor from the original series join us on our new adventures for Barry Allen.” There's no mention of which episodes Pays will appear in.
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