‘The Mindy Project’ Signs ‘Breaking Bad’ Emmy Winning Actress
Fox's "The Mindy Project" has signed Anna Gunn, who played the character of Walter White's wife, Skyler, in "Breaking Bad," to guest star as Sheila Hamilton.
According to E! Online, Anna will portray the role of "Mindy Lahiri's idol." Mindy calls Sheila "the Tory Burch of Manhattan OB/GYNs." Anna is scheduled to appear in the 13th episode of "The Mindy Project."
E! Online describes Sheila as "glamorous, powerful and philanthropic." She is a doctor too and her clientele list includes the rich and famous people that form the New York Society. Sheila will try to pursue Mindy so that she accepts her offer and ditches Shulman & Associates.
At the 2013 Emmy, Anna Gunn won the Emmy award for the outstanding actress in a drama series. She won it for her role in "Breaking Bad." AMC's cult drama series "Breaking Bad" wrapped-up in September. Judging by the comments on social networking sites, Anna's character was one of the most hated characters in the critically acclaimed series.
In a piece written for The New York Times in August, Anna wrote: ... "I was unprepared for the vitriolic response she inspired. Thousands of people have "liked" the Facebook page "I Hate Skyler White." Tens of thousands have "liked" a similar Facebook page with a name that cannot be printed here." The actress also said in her piece that she enjoys taking on complex and difficult characters.
A single-camera comedy, "The Mindy Project" revolves round Dr Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling). She is a skilled OB/GYN. She tries to balance both her personal and professional life.
"The Mindy Project" is created by Mindy Kaling and is produced by Universal Television. According to Fox, "Dr Mindy Lahiri is a talented obstetrician, with a hectic personal life who struggles to find the right guy, the right outfit and the right attitude. Mindy shares a practice with two doctors, neither of whom makes life any easier for her."