"Nip/Tuck" alum Joely Richardson has been tapped to play Catherine Parr, the last of King Henry VIII’s wives, on the Showtime series "The Tudors," Entertainment Weekly reports, citing an unnamed source.

Richardson wrapped up filming on "Nip/Tuck" last month.

The fourth and final season of "The Tudors" is expected to air next spring.

–Sergio Ibarra