Cuban-born actress
Marlene Forte, who had recurring roles on
Crossing Jordan and
House of Payne, has won the final series regular role on tnt's
Dallas pilot. Marlene will play Carmen, the Ewing family's longtime housekeeper, whose daughter, Elena (Jordana Brewster), enjoys a friendship with Ewing cousins John Ross (Josh Henderson) and Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe). The cast is just now heading down to Dallas to begin shooting the pilot ...