Gillian Anderson to guest on The Great Season 2 as Catherine the Great's mother

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Anderson will appear in two episodes of the Hulu series as Joanna, the mother of Elle Fanning's Catherine. "Joanna is a glamorous socialite from Germany, sometimes also known as the 'maestro of marriage' for her abilities to arrange high profile partnerships for her daughters," per Variety. "She has heard rumors of her daughter’s coup and come to Russia to see it for herself. Though the apple of Catherine’s eye and a doting mother, it soon becomes clear Johanna has more sinister intentions to save her family’s reputation."