Simpson-Wentz will be playing a small-town girl with a "shrewd sex kitten" within, Entertainment Weekly first reported on http://www.ew.com Monday.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Melrose Place and I look forward to being a part of its new generation of residents," she said in a statement in People magazine.
The show is expected in the fall.
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