The Impressive List Of Female Guest Stars On "The Good Wife"

Amanda Peet joins a long list of actresses picked up for recurring arcs on the show that seems to put all the best women on TV.

Amanda Peet

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Vulture just announced that the actress will join the show as Alicia Florrick's new best friend and military lawyer.

Kristin Chenoweth

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The pint-sized TV star was picked up by the show to play a political reporter who covers the Florrick campaign

Maura Tierney

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In June, it was announced that the former ER star would join The Good Wife as an Internet billionaire courted by Eli (Alan Cumming).

Martha Plimpton

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Plimpton bounced back onto TV with a Emmy-nominated role on Raising Hope and she has made multiple appearances on the show - most recently at the end of season 3.

Anika Noni Rose

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The Tony Award winning actress turned Will Gardner's world upside down when her character went after the lawyer in season 3.

Anna Camp

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Following an arc on True Blood and a role in The Help, Anna joined season 3 of the show as a junior associate and Alicia's mentee.

Parker Posey

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Parker joined the show as Eli Gold's estranged wife and ruffled his feathers when she asked him to join her campaign.

Amy Sedaris

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The comedian also took on Eli Gold as a lobbyist who crossed hairs with Gold and Parker's character.

Elizabeth Reaser

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As a sports writer, Elizabeth's character sparked a relationship with Will Gardner creating tension with Alicia.

Mamie Gummer

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Meryl Streep's daughter has an impressive turn as a young lawyer who challenges Alicia in the courtroom.

Rita Wilson

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The wife of Tom Hanks played a bitch on heels. In her few appearances she made trouble for both Alicia Florrick and Diane Flockhart.

Carrie Preston

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True Blood's feisty waitress landed on The Good Wife as an outside lawyer brought in to help Will Gardner and Alicia Florrick with their personal legal issues.

Lisa Edelstein

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The House alum joined the show for a short arc as a former flame of Will.

Kelli Giddish

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The former soap actress made time for a stint on The Good Wife as a private investigator from Kalinda's past before moving onto Law & Order: SVU.

Sarah Silverman

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The comedian made an appearance in season 2 as a defendant who hires Alicia's firm.

Ana Gasteyer

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The SNL alumn had a hilarious turn as a judge.

America Ferrera

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Subject of a scandal created by Eli Gold, America made a welcome return to TV for three episodes.

Gaby Hoffmann

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The former-child star made an appearance on the show as a defendant.

Leelee Sobieski

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The actress had a small but powerful appearance as a girlfriend of Will Gardner's client.

Dreama Walker

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As Becca, Walker portrayed a scheming girlfriend of Alicia's son and went toe to toe with Eli Gold.

Lili Taylor

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Taylor was brought in to test the waters of Kalinda's sexual orientation in season 2.

Kate Burton

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Meredith's mother from Grey's Anatomy served as a regular judge for the show.

Joanna Gleason

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The stage actress joined the show as a judge in season 1.

Sonja Sohn

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The Wire alum made a brief appearance on the show as one of the firm's corporate clients.

Jessica Hecht

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The popular stage actress (and Ross' lesbian ex-wife's partner on Friends) was one the early cases assigned to Alicia in season 1.