Mary Steenburgen's Orange Is the New Black character has apparently been revealed.

The Back to the Future Part III actress was confirmed to be appearing in the Netflix series' upcoming third season earlier in June.


Sources have told TV Line that Steenburgen has been cast as the mother of drug-smuggling prison guard Pornstache (Pablo Schreiber).

There has been no announcement yet on how many episodes Steenburgen will appear in.

Steenburgen tweeted earlier this month: "Very excited to go to my first wardrobe fitting of OITNB! Will I be in orange or black?:)"

Orange Is the New Black swept the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Awards on Thursday (June 19) by winning the Best Comedy Series.

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Kate Mulgrew and Uzo Aduba also won individual awards.

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