'The Good Wife': Gloria Steinem Joins Season 6 - Hollywood Reporter 

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Activist and author Gloria Steinem is heading to the legal drama in a guest-starring cameo, CBS announced Wednesday. Steinem will play herself in the third episode and will come face to face with Julianna Margulies' Alicia Florrick.

fan, filmed her guest spot. "I made a fool of myself and then had to email her and had to apologize," she admitted.

has featured prominent political and media figures over the years, including Donna Brazile, Bill Maher, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and current NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Steinem is just the latest in a slew of notable additions in season six, including David Hyde Pierce, Taye Diggs, Steven Pasquale and Connie Nielsen. Margulies leads a main cast that features Christine Baranski, Archie Panjabi, Matt Czuchry, Alan Cumming, Matthew Goode, Makenzie Vega and Zach Grenier.

Steinem rarely makes television appearances on scripted programs. Her sole cameo credits are 1996'

returns Sunday, Sept. 21 at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

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