New Duff Role Barely Legal

She tackled the small screen as a kid, but after focusing on music and movies of late, Hilary Duff’s reportedly headed back to television for an upcoming NBC sitcom.

The network’s “Barely Legal” is set to feature Duff playing a role based on the life story of lawyer Kathleen Holtz, who passed the California bar exam at the age of 18.

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Duff took a turn in John Cusack’s 2008 satire “War, Inc.,” and has parts in several other films slated for release this year.