Miss Claudette is on the mend. Orange Is the New Black star Michelle Hurst, known to fans of the Netflix series as Piper Chapman's neatnik roommate, has awoken from a medically induced coma following a serious car accident a few weeks ago. 
 
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 According to a fundraising page set up to help Hurst with her hospital bills, the actress is currently in the ICU at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. "Michelle Hurst was in a bad car accident just before the holidays," the page reads. "She had major injuries, so the doctors put her in a medically induced coma to avoid movement while they did multiple surgeries near her spine." 
 
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 The explanation goes on to note that Hurst is now out of the coma — after 16 days — and has opened her eyes. "She is progressing slowly, but progressing!" an update notes. 
 
 Hurst's OITNB costars Natasha Lyonne (Nicky Nichols) and Matt McGorry (John Bennett) tweeted links to the page and asked their followers to donate to her cause. "Please give what you can to help Michelle Hurst — the amazing actress who plays Miss Claudette on OINTB," Lyonne wrote on Jan. 16. 
 
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 The fundraisers' goal was to raise $5,000 to "help pay for her medical expenses and time off of work." As of Friday, Jan. 17, however, more than double that amount — a total of $12,256 — had been donated by 216 supporters. 
 
 "People, you are amazing," tweeted Piper Kerman, the author whose memoir inspired Orange Is the New Black. "In less than 2 days you raised double the goal for Michele Hurst, a.k.a. 'Miss Claudette.'" 
 
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 Want stories like these delivered straight to your phone? Download the Us Weekly iPhone app now! ||||| Michelle Hurst, who plays Miss Claudette on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, woke up from a medically induced coma Thursday morning. 
 
 According to a fundraising page, the actress is currently in the ICU at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital and is responsive. The page asks for donations to help Michelle's sister pay for her medical expenses and the time she's taken off of work. 
 
 So far, the fundraiser has been a success—raising $8,684 out of their $5,000 goal. 
 
 The page gave fans an update about her current condition, saying, "She is progressing slowly, but progressing!" ||||| Paid Extras Wanted 
 
 The popular Netflix show “Orange is the New Black” is in production in NYC and looking to cast some scary female types. 
 
 A few months back, actually before season 3 even premiered, Netflix announced that their hit streaming series, “Orange is the New Black” was picked up for a fourth season. The new season is now in production and New York City’s Central Casting is looking to cast paid female extras to play scary female prisoners. The CD’s are asking talent interested in the roles to snap a photo of them looking their scariest and send it over. The show does film in the New York City area and talent must be local to the area in order to be considered. 
 
 Orange Is the New Black was created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions and Lionsgate Television. The dramady is based on Piper Kerman’s memoir of her year in prison, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison. The series follows Piper Chapman, a woman who has cleaned up her act but ends up in prison for things committed in the past. Piper is forced to give up her designer duds for an orange jumpsuit as she ends up housed with an eccentric bunch of prisoners in her new home at the correctional facility. 
 
 Season 3 premiered over the summer and Season 4 will most likely hit Netflix in summer 2016. 
 
 Please only apply if you are local to New York City. 
 
 ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK SEEKING EXTREMELY SCARY FEMALE INMATES. 
 
 PLEASE SEND YOUR SCARIEST LOOK TO ORANGECCNY@GMAIL.COM WITH THE SUBJECT LINE: SCARY INMATE. PLEASE INCLUDE: 
 
 *NAME 
 
 *UNION STATUS 
 
 *TELEPHONE NUMBER 
 
 *HAVE YOU WORKED ON ORANGE BEFORE AND WHAT COLOR UNIFORM DO YOU WEAR? 
 
 WE ARE SEEKING A VERY VERY SPECIFIC LOOK! PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THIS LOOK
– The actress who plays Miss Claudette on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black emerged from a medically induced coma yesterday after 16 days, reports Us. Doctors put Michelle Hurst in the coma after a bad car accident, and supporters set up an online fundraising page for her medical bills, notes E! Online. Thanks to public tweets from the likes of Piper Kerman, whose memoir about prison life is the basis of the series, and actress Taylor Schilling, who plays the role of Piper in the show, the page has raised more than $14,000 toward its $20,000 goal. Hurst's condition isn't clear, but the page says she is "responsive" and "progressing slowly."