PLL Actress Andrea Parker a Series Regular for Season 7

Pretty Little Liars actress Andrea Parker, who plays Alison’s mom Jessica DiLaurentis on the show, has been promoted to series regular for season 7.

Although Jessica DiLaurentis was murdered on PLL, we found out in the season 6 finale that Jessica had an identical twin sister named Mary Drake. Mary Drake is working with Dr. Elliot Rollins to take control of the Carissimi Group.

We have a lot to learn about Mary Drake in the upcoming season, so expect to see a lot more of Andrea Parker on the show now that she is a series regular.

Andrea Parker didn’t always play the role of Jessica DiLaurentis, though. Back in the pilot episode of PLL, Jessica DiLaurentis was portrayed by Anne Marie DeLuise. The show later recast the role and they hired Andrea Parker, who first appeared in season 2.

Andrea Parker didn’t expect to play such a large role on PLL. “When I was hired [back in Season 2], I thought this was going to be an episode or two, maybe. I had no idea that the character was going to recur,” Andrea told TVLine.

Are you excited to see more of Andrea Parker on PLL?

Jessica DiLaurentis had Identical Twin: Mary Drake

Last night on the Pretty Little Liars season 6 finale we found out Jessica DiLaurentis had an identical twin sister named Mary Drake. Mary Drake was a patient at Radley Sanitarium 25 years ago.

Mary Drake is actually Charlotte’s biological mother. Alison’s parents adopted Charlotte since Mary was in Radley at the time. So it turns out Charlotte is Alison and Jason’s cousin. And Charlotte is not older than Jason. She’s the same age as him.

So why was Mary Drake a patient at Radley Sanitarium? The patient file for Mary Drake read “All laboratory and test results are normal. The patient is introverted and will not speak to anyone. The patient has random violent outbursts, lashing out and throwing objects.”

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Spoilers: PLL Parents Returning – Hanna’s Dad and Alison’s Mom?

Looks like Hanna’s dad, Tom Marin, is back in Rosewood.  We last saw him in “Under the Gun” 4x06, when he confronts Ashley Marin about his missing gun.  He hasn’t had the best relationship with Hanna so far.  Maybe he’s back now to offer support to Hanna as she deals with Mona’s death?

A photo of Roark Critchlow, who plays Tom Marin, on the “Pretty Little Liars” studio lot has surfaced.  In the photo, he is driving the PLL pink golf cart.

Do you think @wbpictures will catch us if we drive the @ABCFpll golf cart off the #studioLot ? @RoarkCritchlow pic.twitter.com/YXFbGKKD8y
— Kathy Leigh Carter (@KathyLCarter) September 23, 2014

Of course, Hanna’s mom is also still playing a huge role on the show.  Ashley Benson, Hanna on PLL, posted a video where she’s hanging out with Laura Leighton (Hanna’s mom) on the set.



We may also see Alison’s mom, Jessica DiLaurentis, returning in a flashback.  Andrea Parker, who plays Jessica DiLaurentis on PLL, tweeted “Meanwhile … Guess who got a call from #Rosewood today?”

Meanwhile... Guess who got a call from #Rosewood today? ?? #PLL
— Andrea Parker (@TheAndreaParker) September 25, 2014

Doesn’t look like we will see Emily’s mom anytime soon, though.  Nia Peeples, who plays Emily’s mom Pam Fields, tweeted “I have no idea when Pam is coming back to rosewood.  I miss #pll!”

I have no idea when Pam is coming back to rosewood. I miss #pll ! @Alli_Lightbody
— Nia Peeples (@nia_peeples) September 21, 2014

Which “Pretty Little Liars” parent are you most excited to see back in Rosewood?

Burning Questions About Season Five of PLL

With the premiere of Pretty Little Liars season five fast approaching, here’s a look back at the burning questions brought up in the finale of season four.

• Who shot Ezra?  Ezra told the masked person who shot him that he knew who it was.  He got shot before he could say anything else.  So who shot him?  Assuming he survives this, will he remember who he thought it was?  And will Aria forgive him for his lies?

• What happened to Ali’s mom?  In the final scene of “A is for Answers”, we saw someone dragging Ms. DiLaurentis into a grave and burying her.  Assuming she was murdered, who could have killed her and for what reasons?  To keep her quiet about something?  Or did she confront Ali’s attacker and get killed by the same person?  We know that Ms. DiLaurentis witnessed the attack on Ali and may have been protecting whoever killed her.  Or maybe she was blackmailed or felt threatened?

• Will CeCe be back?  At the police station, Ms. DiLaurentis and CeCe exchanged a cryptic look before Ms. DiLaurentis ended up dead.  And it looked like CeCe was wearing the clothes that Ms. DiLaurentis had bought (the clothes Hanna found in Ali's room).  Also, Ms. DiLaurentis paid Cece to keep quiet about the fight Spencer had with Ali. Why?  CeCe knows a lot more than she’s letting on.  Hopefully we’ll get some answers from her now that Ali’s back.

• What is the extent of Noel’s involvement?  Noel is one of the few people who knew Ali was alive and he was helping her out.  Ali said Noel has his own secrets.  What secrets has he been hiding?  And what is his connection to Ali?

Hopefully we'll get some answers on June 10th when PLL "EscApe From New York" episode 5x01 airs.