This is awesome news!
Angel alumni Amy Acker (say that fast 5 time in a row!) is setting up residency in Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse as Dr. Claire Saunders. Dr. Saunders is described as “The dolls doctor with an an acid wit” (usually aimed at the Dolls programming genius/computer geek, Topher.)
Amy proved her acting range in Angel with the incredible switch from the shy and geeky Fred to the awesomely powerful demon Illyria. Should be a great addition to the rest of the cast. There’s still a few spaces in the Dollhouse …

Hollywood Reporter has a small casting update on Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Dollhouse, follows a group of people known as actives or ‘dolls’ who have had their personalities wiped clean to allow them to be imprinted with new personas. They are then hired out for various tasks (some legal, some not so legal). At the end of the job, they are mind-wiped again into a child-like state, and housed together in a hidden futuristic dormitory/laboratory nicknamed “The Dollhouse”.
The Cast So Far:

Eliza Dushku plays the lead character, Echo. She is a ‘doll’ …