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Injured actress Kristin Chenoweth leaves The Good Wife | Injured actress Kristin Chenoweth leaves The Good Wife |
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Actress Kristin Chenoweth has left The Good Wife to recover from injuries she sustained after being struck by a piece of lighting equipment on the set. | Actress Kristin Chenoweth has left The Good Wife to recover from injuries she sustained after being struck by a piece of lighting equipment on the set. |
The 44-year-old, best known for The West Wing, Glee and stage hit Wicked, spent a short time in hospital after being hit on the head last month. | The 44-year-old, best known for The West Wing, Glee and stage hit Wicked, spent a short time in hospital after being hit on the head last month. |
Chenoweth was put in a neck brace and taken away in an ambulance. | Chenoweth was put in a neck brace and taken away in an ambulance. |
The actress, who played a reporter in the US TV drama, said in a statement she was leaving "with deep regret". | The actress, who played a reporter in the US TV drama, said in a statement she was leaving "with deep regret". |
"It is with deep regret I inform everyone that due to my injuries I am unable to return to The Good Wife at this time," she said. | "It is with deep regret I inform everyone that due to my injuries I am unable to return to The Good Wife at this time," she said. |
"Getting better slowly and thank you everyone for your concern." | "Getting better slowly and thank you everyone for your concern." |
At the time of the accident the CBS network said a gust of wind blew a lighting silk out of place, hitting Chenoweth. | At the time of the accident the CBS network said a gust of wind blew a lighting silk out of place, hitting Chenoweth. |
Lighting silk is cloth used to soften or deflect artificial light or sunlight during shooting and is sometimes stretched over a lightweight metal or plastic frame. | Lighting silk is cloth used to soften or deflect artificial light or sunlight during shooting and is sometimes stretched over a lightweight metal or plastic frame. |
Chenoweth joined hit legal drama The Good Wife in a recurring role for its fourth season. | Chenoweth joined hit legal drama The Good Wife in a recurring role for its fourth season. |
She will be seen playing a political journalist who tries to uncover dirt on the lead character, Alicia Florrick, and her estranged husband who is running for governor. | She will be seen playing a political journalist who tries to uncover dirt on the lead character, Alicia Florrick, and her estranged husband who is running for governor. |
Chenoweth is also a renowned Broadway actress, having originated the role of Glinda in hit musical Wicked. In 1999 she won a Tony award for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. | Chenoweth is also a renowned Broadway actress, having originated the role of Glinda in hit musical Wicked. In 1999 she won a Tony award for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. |
She also won a best supporting actress Emmy in 2009 for Pushing Daisies. |
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