Among the other demands on her time: roles on both HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine.

FORBES: Entertainment

They pulled the plug on several longer-running series, including dramas Cold Case, The Ghost Whisperer and Numbers along with comedies Gary Unmarried and The New Adventures of Old Christine.

FORBES: CBS Strives For Aggressive Stability

Well, Linklater, a stage and TV actor perhaps best known for his role opposite Julia Louis Dreyfus on "The New Adventures of Old Christine, " loves it, despite the discomfort.

WSJ: Actor Hamish Linklater evolves into playwright