Six Feet Under alum to encounter The Mist

Frances Conroy (“Six Feet Under”) has signed on to star in Spike’s new scripted series “The Mist.”

Based on the Stephen King novella, the series begins lensing this Summer.

“The Mist” tells a harrowing story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town and creates immense havoc. Conroy has been cast in the role of “Nathalie,” a modern day ecological martyr. While she is seemingly more connected to nature than most people, her instincts about her fellow humans are dead on.

Conroy is best known for playing Ruth Fisher on the television series “Six Feet Under.” Her work on the show won her acclaim and several awards, including a Golden Globe(R) and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is also known for playing the older version of her character Moira O’Hara on season one of the television anthology series “American Horror Story,” which garnered Conroy an Emmy(R) nomination. Conroy subsequently portrayed The Angel of Death, Myrtle Snow and Gloria Mott on the next three seasons of the show, “Asylum,” “Coven” and “Freak Show,” respectively. For her performance in “Coven,” she was nominated again for an Emmy(R). Conroy can also be seen in the Hulu original series “Casual.”