LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 - Megalyn Echikunwoke joins the cast of CSI: MIAMI as a series regular starring as the new medical examiner, Dr. Tara Price.  The seventh season of CSI: MIAMI premieres Monday, Sept. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  CSI: MIAMI also stars David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn, Eva La Rue and Evan Ellingson.

"Megalyn Echikunwoke is an exciting addition to CSI: MIAMI," says Ann Donahue, one of the series' executive producers.  "She brings savvy and humor to her role of Dr. Tara Price, a young medical examiner whose methods are on the cutting edge of technology."

Echikunwoke was most recently seen in the series "The 4400."  Her additional television credits include "That '70s Show," "24," "Veronica Mars," "ER," "Supernatural," "Boston Public" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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