Casting Call: Katie Holmes To Guest Star On ‘HIMYM’

First Published: September 22, 2011 4:21 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Katie Holmes is all smiles at the “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” premiere in New York City on August 8, 2011 It’s no trick – Katie Holmes is bringing her treats to a Halloween episode of “How I Met Your Mother.”

CBS confirmed to Access Hollywood that Katie has been cast as Slutty Pumpkin, a character that Ted (Josh Radnor) met during the show’s first season at a Halloween party, but then lost touch with.

“Katie is a lovely and talented actress, which is why we’ve saved for her perhaps the most classily named character in our show’s history,” series co-creator Craig Thomas told New York Magazine’s Vulture blog, who first reported the casting news.

”[The role was] literally six seasons in the making,” Thomas said.

The former “Dawson’s Creek” star last appeared on a weekly TV series in 2008, when she guest starred on “Eli Stone.”

Katie will be seen next on the big screen with Adam Sandler in “Jack & Jill,” in theaters on November 11.

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