Madeline Zima of Californication fame, has been anounced to play Gretchen, a new multi-arc recurring role on NBC's forth season of Heroes. Zima will play the edgy outsider and college roommate to Claire (Hayden Panettiere).
Whether or not Gretchen will have abilities of her own, or will maybe just learn a bit about Claire's indestructability remains to be seen, but the busy actress certainly brings a lot of credits to the Heroe's set, including four new movies set to come out in the near future.
The forth season of Heroes (and the fifth volume) is set to begin in the fall on NBC.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter