Comedian and actress Margaret Cho will join the cast of CBS's "Ghost Whisperer" starting February 5. She will play Professor Avery Grant. 

"Ghost Whisperer" follows Jennifer Love Hewitt's character of Melinda Gordon- a woman who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. While trying to live as normal a life as possible, Melinda helps them pass over to the other side by working as an owner of an antique store, sometimes dealing with people who push her away, and disbelieve her ability. The show was created by John Gray and is produced by Sander/Moses Productions, in association with ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios.

Margaret Cho has performed nationwide with one-woman shows including "I'm the One That I Want," "Notorious C.H.O," "Revolution," "State of Emergency," and "Assassin." On screen, she has played John Travolta's FBI colleague in the action movie "Face/Off." On television, she appears as Terri - assistant to lawyer Jane Bingham - on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.

"Ghost Whisperer" airs on CBS Friday's at 8 pm EST.

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