ALFRE WOODARD TO TASTE 'TRUE BLOOD': Actress signs on for a guest role.

      After her CBS drama was cancelled last month, the Emmy-winning actress was quickly cast in TNT's upcoming dramedy pilot "Delta Blues" in a co-starring role opposite Jason Lee.

      This week, Woodard was announced as the latest guest star on HBO's vampire drama "True Blood," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

      The star will play the mother of Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis), the cook at Merlotte's who got busted for selling vampire blood and held captive and tortured by Eric (Alexander Skarsgard). Since Lafayette and Tara (Rutina Wesley) are cousins, it means that Sookie's best friend would be getting a visit from her aunt.