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"Amanda Tapping has won a major role on Supernatural. The Stargate SG-1 actress will appear in the cult drama&amp;#039;s eighth season as an angel named Naomi, according to TVLine.   Showrunner Jeremy Carver described the character as &amp;quot;cool and mysterious&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;part of a new group of angels we&amp;#039;ve never seen before&amp;quot;. Tapping will make her debut in the season&amp;#039;s seventh episode, titled &amp;#039;A Little Slice of Kevin&amp;#039;. The 47-year-old English-born Canadian star played Samantha Carter on Stargate SG-1 and reprised her role in various spinoffs. She also starred in recently-axed Syfy series Sanctuary and has appeared in episodes of The X Files and Due South. Veteran actor Mike Farrell - best known for his role on the television version of M*A*S*H - has also been cast on Supernatural. The 73-year-old will play a &amp;quot;mentalist with a slippery grasp on reality&amp;quot; in the new run&amp;#039;s eighth episode. Supernatural returns to The CW on Wednesday, October 3 at 9/8c and airs on Sky Living in the UK. &amp;gt; Supernatural: The fall (and rise?) of The CW&amp;#039;s cult drama Watch a promo for the return of Supernatural below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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