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“But, for the role of Sarah Linden, we saw everybody. Everybody wanted this role. Every female actor in town really wanted to play a real woman and be in this drama. It was incredible that all these women were coming in. And then, Mireille [Enos] walked in the door and she was reading the lines that I had written, and I saw her in that field. I was like, "Wow, she's the one."”

Quote by Veena Sud

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Veena Sud is an Indian-American television writer born on June 25, 1967. She is renowned for her outstanding contributions to the television industry, particularly for her work on 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Criminal Minds'. more

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