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Supergirl Casting News: Italia Ricci Cast As Silver Banshee

CHASING LIFE - "La Dolce Vita" - Feeling uninspired back at home, April decides to take a trip to Italy in "La Dolce Vita," the season finale of "Chasing Life," airing Monday, September 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family. (ABC Family/Adam Taylor) ITALIA RICCI

If you can’t get an Amell on Supergirl, how about someone Amell-adjacent?

Italia Ricci, who was so well loved for her performance on ABC Family’s Chasing Life, will be joining Supergirl with episode 14, playing Siobhan Smythe, Cat Grant’s latest hire who at first becomes a work nemesis for Kara. But she later proves a more deadly foe for Supergirl when she takes on the mantle of DC Comics villain, Silver Banshee.

“We are so excited to be working with Italia,” Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg said of the casting news. “We’ve been a fan of her work for years and we cannot wait to see her take on this iconic comic book role.”

Craig Byrne

Craig Byrne has been writing about Superman TV since 1995, when the "Lois & Clark Krypton Club" launched. He founded KryptonSite.com in February 2001, becoming the first fan site for The WB/CW television series Smallville. He also wrote the Official Companion books for Smallville seasons 4-7 as well as the Smallville Visual Guide.