THE WEST WING - MARY-LOUISE PARKER TO SELL WEED

THE WEST WING star MARY-LOUISE PARKER is heading to TV - to play a drug dealer.

WEEDS, which will air on cable network SHOWTIME in the middle of 2005, will feature Parker as a single mother who sells marijuana to support her family, after the sudden death of her husband leaves her as head of the suburban household.

Actress ELIZABETH PERKINS co-stars as a perfect Parent Teachers' Association mother.