ANDREA PARKER RETURNS AS SERIES REGULAR ON SEVENTH SEASON OF FREEFORM'S "PRETTY LITTLE LIARS"

Andrea Parker will return to "Pretty Little Liars" as a series regular in the upcoming seventh season of the hit original series on Freeform.

Parker will return to "Pretty Little Liars" as Mary Drake, the biological mother of Charlotte DiLaurentis and the identical twin to Parker's deceased character Jessica DiLaurentis. In addition to the shocking #TwinOnPLL secret, it was revealed in last night's spring finale that Drake has been working hand-in-hand with Dr. Elliott Rollins, the husband of Alison DiLaurentis.

The airdate for the seventh season of "Pretty Little Liars" has not been announced.

"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive-produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Leslie Morgenstein, Joseph Dougherty, and Charlie Craig. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.

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