United Kingdom, Dec. 12 -- Jamie-Lynn Sigler will play a doctor with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Grey's Anatomy.

The 44-year-old actress - who revealed in 2016 that she had been diagnosed with the neurological condition in 2002 - has landed a guest role in the medical drama as urologist Dr. Laura Kaplan and her first TV role in three years will come when she appears in an episode titled Heavy on Me on 15 January.

According to Deadline, the role was created especially for the former Sopranos star, and the plot will see Dr. Kaplan visit at the request of Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) to offer Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) a unique perspective on his case.

The outlet reported it was important to both Jamie and producers to depict a cha...