Isabella Rossellini Joins Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Beauty’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Isabella Rossellini has joined Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX series “The Beauty” in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned.

The “Blue Velvet” star and “Conclave” Oscar nominee joins previously announced series leads Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope and Rebecca Hall.

FX and 20th Century Television declined to comment. A representative for Murphy could not be immediately reached for comment.

“The Beauty,” from co-creators Murphy and Matthew Hodgson, was given an 11-episode order from FX. The series, which is currently in production, is based on the Image Comics series of the same name by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley. While character and plot details are being kept under wraps, a description of the comic series reads as follows:

“Modern society is obsessed with outward beauty. What if there was a way to guarantee you could become more and more beautiful every day? What if it was a sexually transmitted disease? In the world of ‘The Beauty,’ physical perfection is attainable. The vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but Detectives Foster and Vaughn will soon discover it comes at a terrible price.”

Rossellini, best known for her roles in “Blue Velvet,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Fearless,” is up for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role as Sister Agnes in the papal drama “Conclave.” The Italian actor has also received a Golden Globe nod for HBO’s “Crime of the Century” and an Emmy nomination for “Chicago Hope.” Her other credits include “Cousins,” “Wild at Heart,” “Joy” and “La Chimera,” alongside memorable guest star roles in “Friends,” “30 Rock” and “The Blacklist.” She is represented by UTA.

Peters, Murphy, Hodgson, Kutcher, Ramos and Pope are executive producers of “The Beauty” alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Nissa Diederich and Eric Gitter. The series is produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy is under an overall deal at Disney, which includes 20th Television.