Liza Weil to Guest Star on “CSI”

Liza Weil (Paris Geller on Gilmore Girls) will be guest starring in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on CBS on April 16th.

The episode, entitled “A Space Oddity“, follows as Hodges and Wendy get involved in a murder investigation at a science fiction convention for one of their favorite classic television shows. The murder is of one of their beloved actors.

In the episode, Liza Weil will guest star as Risa Varness, though as yet there’s no clue as to what her role will be. Other guest stars for the episode include Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica) and Jaime Ray Newman (Stargate Atlantis).

Here’s a photo from the episode as Hodges tries to make his way through the crowd at the convention:

Liza also has an upcoming guest role on the USA Network series In Plain Sight.

Liza Photo: PR Photos / CSI Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2009 CBS BROADCASTING INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED