Scandal Season 3 Casts Oliva Pope’s Mother - video Dailymotion

Scandal Season 3 Casts Khandi Alexander as Olivia Pope's mother. She'll join Kerry Washington and her father Joe Morton as Eli Pope.

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00:00SCANDAL cast Olivia Pope's mom and we'll be meeting her sooner than you think.

00:07Hey everyone, I'm Brian Corsetti and ENTV has the season 3 spoiler.

00:11In an all-new episode of SCANDAL this Thursday, Olivia Pope will face an ugly truth.

00:16The president, a.k.a. the love of her life, might have been responsible for her mother's death.

00:21It was a shocking revelation for fans but also an exciting one because it meant

00:26that we might meet another member of Olivia's super mysterious and, let's face it, dysfunctional family.

00:33What?

00:35It's just astonishing, that's all.

00:37We're almost finished with dessert.

00:38You have at once accused me of any crimes against humanity.

00:41I think we're making progress.

00:43We've already met her dad, Eli Pope, played by Joe Morton, the ruthless B613 command agent,

00:49currently wreaking havoc in Olivia's life.

00:52And now, the mystery of who will play Mama Pope has been solved.

00:57According to reports, actress Candy Alexander has been cast to play Olivia's mom, Maya Lewis,

01:03in several flashback scenes this season beginning with Thursday's episode.

01:07We'll finally get more insight into why Olivia is the way she is and whether or not this new revelation

01:13about her mom's death will affect her return to Fitz's re-election campaign.

01:18How fascinating to think that's your mother's legacy, being brave and outspoken.

01:23When everything becomes everything you are, it's clearly because of me.

01:26Alexander has a long history working in television, including reoccurring roles on ER, CSI Miami, and HBO's Treme.

01:33But Scandal may be her most high-profile TV gig yet, considering the show's explosive social media presence these days.

01:41Any new character who has come between the Olivia-Fitz relationship has felt the wrath of many fans over Twitter.

01:48Just ask Scott Foley, who plays Olivia's latest lover, Jake Ballard.

01:52People are very excitable with regards to this show, with regards to the Olivia and Fitz storyline

01:57and Jake's presence or lack thereof. It's dangerous.

02:02Check out how the drama unfolds in the new episode of Scandal airing Thursday at 10 on ABC.

02:08I'm Brian Corsetti. Stay tuned to ENTV for all your entertainment news first.