'Desperate Housewife' injured
2005-08-18 09:32
Pasadena, California
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria was injured during taping of the hit ABC comedy and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said.
Longoria, 30, was "bumped on the head by something" while shooting on location on Wednesday and was taken to a hospital where she was treated and released, a spokesperson for the show said.
Longoria is expected to return to work on schedule, the spokesperson said.
The entertainment show Access Hollywood reported that Longoria was injured when a pole fell on her.
Longoria plays former runway model Gabrielle Solis on Desperate Housewives, a dark satire about life in suburbia. The show recently received 15 Emmy nominations from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- SAPA