Swanson to play Anna Nicole-type character

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Kristy Swanson is set to play an Anna Nicole Smith-type character on an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."

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updated 7:51 p.m. ET March 13, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Kristy Swanson has been tapped to play an Anna Nicole Smith type of character in an upcoming episode of NBC’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Swanson, who starred as the big screen “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” will play Lorelei Mailer, an Anna Nicole-like sex goddess who becomes addicted to pills and falls on hard times.

In addition, actor David Cross will play the character modeled after Howard K. Stern.

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The first fictionalized version of Anna Nicole’s tragic story is reportedly set to air in May.

There will not be a Larry Birkhead or a Virgie Arthur character. However, there will be a character based on Anna Nicole’s sister.

In a recent poll conducted on AccessHollywood.com, viewers said they would most like to see Charlize Theron (57 percent) portray Anna Nicole in a movie about her life. Swanson finished second in the voting (28 percent) while Pamela Anderson and Kelly Carlson rounded out the top five choices.