Actress Courtney Ford has landed a recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of HBO’s hit vampire-soap “True Blood.” The 32-year-old stunner will play lawyer Portia Bellefleur, sister to Bon Temps, Louisiana detective Andy Bellefleur.

Ford was last seen on The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” as supernatural scholar Vanessa Monroe and on Showtime’s “Dexter” as Miami Tribune reporter Christine Hill, the homicidal daughter of the notorious Trinity killer.

Ford, who had toiled around Hollywood for 10 years chasing bit parts, was ready to call it quits shortly after auditioning for “Dexter.” Thankfully, producers recognized the California native’s natural talents.