June Diane Raphael has joined the Amazon Prime Video project as Eva, joining the previously announced Lexi Minetree as Elle. The series follows a younger Elle Woods, who was played by Reese Witherspoon in the two “Legally Blonde” films, finding her footing in high school.

Prime Video's Legally Blonde series now has its Mrs. Woods. June Diane Raphael will play Elle Woods' mother, Ava, in the prequel series Elle. Deadline reports that the part will be greatly expanded from her role in the original films, making it one of the series' lead roles.

Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel has officially cast the part of Elle's mom, expanding on her family dynamic and early influences before Harvard.

Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle, has cast June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie) as the titular character’s mother, our sister site Deadline reports. The forthcoming show stars Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders) as Elle Woods in high school and explores “the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film,