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Brooke Shields once played a sexy competitor to Tanya Roberts on 'That 70s Show" and now she is back for a bit more comedy, this time she will take on Patricia Heaton on the situation comedy The Middle, ABC announced.

In a guest appearance she will play the nemesis of main character Frankie, who is played by Patricia Heaton.   From the brief release, she may be putting a slightly different spin on the role, but it sounds as if Brooke will get spicy with Patricia.

"Frankie fears that a confrontation with trashy neighbor Rita Glossner is at hand when Sue has a run-in with her sons," the network said in a release Monday.
Shields, 44, will also appear in the upcoming movies, The Greening Of Whitney Brown and Furry Vengeance.

Actress Brooke Shields has signed up for a guest spot on the U.S. sit-com "The Middle," starring Patricia Heaton, ABC announced.

Shields is to play the next-door nemesis of Heaton's character, Frankie, on the episode scheduled to air Jan. 6.

"Frankie fears that a confrontation with trashy neighbor Rita Glossner is at hand when Sue has a run-in with her sons," the network said in a release Monday.

Eden Sher plays Frankie's teen daughter, Sue.