Fox secures 'Galactica' star Helfer

Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer has signed up to a one-year deal with Fox.

The talent holding agreement will see her appear in a series for the network, probably a drama, though she has yet to be cast to a particular project.

Marcia Shulman, Fox's head of casting, said she first saw Helfer in Battlestar and last year gave her a role in drama pilot Them.

"After we saw the pilot, we were wowed by her," she said. Shulman also praised the actress's performance in movie Walk All Over Me: "She had a pretty remarkable range, she showed vulnerability and strength. She is a star."