Berkley signs for role on "CSI: Miami"

Elizabeth Berkley arrives for a benefit screening of the film ''Moonlight Mile'' September 24, 2002 in Beverly Hills, California.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Meet Horatio's ex: Elizabeth Berkley is joining CBS' crime drama "CSI: Miami" as a recurring character.

She will play Julia Winston -- former wife of Horatio Caine (David Caruso) and the mother of his recently discovered teenage son, Kyle (Evan Ellingson) -- who becomes part of an investigation when her billionaire husband is murdered.

Berkley has guest-starred on the mothership "CSI" series, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which spawned "CSI: Miami."

The actress's feature credits include "Showgirls," "Any Given Sunday," "Curse of the Jade Scorpion" and "Rodger Dodger."

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