Emmy Award-winning actress Margo Martindale has landed a recurring role for Season 7 of the legal drama The Good Wife, CBS announced Thursday.

Martindale will play Willa Eastman, "a top campaign operative responsible for past successes by underdog presidential candidates in Iowa, who hides her intelligence and cunning under a fake, folksy charm," press notes said.

"Every year, we look for a character and an actor who can go toe-to-toe with Eli Gold and make him blink," executive producers Robert and Michelle King said in a joint statement. "So, we were thrilled when Margo Martindale agreed to play Willa Eastman. Her ability to mix comedy and drama is unparalleled. And we can't wait to see how Margo and Alan [Cumming] deal with each other."

Martindale's television credits include The Millers, Justified and The Americans. She has also appeared in the films Million Dollar Baby, August: Osage County and Dead Man Walking.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Zach Grenier and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Production on Season 7 began this week and the show is scheduled to return with fresh episodes in October.