"ER": Gloria Reuben to stop by for a visit

This just in: Gloria Reuben is set to reprise her "ER" role in an episode skedded to begin shooting next week (hopefully).

She'll be back as Jeanie Boulet, of course, though only the writers know where life has taken the one-time physical therapist in the eight years since the character exited the "ER" scene. I'm told Reuben's is a one-off return visit that has been planned for some time, a treat for the fans who have hung in with the show through thick and thin all these seasons.

(Pic of Reuben by Mark Von Holden/WireImage)