Susan Lucci lands Army Wives role

{jcomments off}Susan Lucci is to appear in several episodes of Army Wives.

TVLine reports the All My Children actress will join the cast of Army Wives in a multi-episode role. The actress will play the wife of a retired general who gives Claudia (Kim Delaney – also of AMC) goo advice on how to deal with a love rival. Lucci will appear in at least two episodes of the Lifetime drama. It is her first role outside of All My Children since the soap ended its television run on ABC in September. It is due to relaunch as an online soap in January but it is still unclear whether or not Lucci will continue in her role of Erica Kane.