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This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes. Olivia Benson : No jewelry. I always carry at least a pair of earrings in my purse. Elliot Stabler : Yeah, like you carry a purse. Olivia Benson : That's 'cause you carry it for me. Elliot Stabler : Heh Sign In Sign In.

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The show is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television. It premiered on September 20, After the premiere of its 21st season in September , the series became the longest-running primetime live-action series on American television. In terms of all-time episode count for a primetime scripted series, SVU now ranks fourth behind The Simpsons with episodes , Gunsmoke with episodes , and Lassie with episodes. The 23rd season premiered on September 23, , [6] during which the show aired its milestone th episode. The series has received 91 award nominations, winning 33 awards. In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories. They also investigate the abuses of children, the disabled and elderly victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling, all while trying to balance the effects of the investigation on their own lives as they try not to let the dark side of these crimes affect them. Its stories also touch on the political and societal issues associated with gender identity, sexual preferences, and equality rights. While the victim is often murdered, this is not always the case, and victims frequently play prominent roles in episodes. The unit also works with the Manhattan District Attorney's office as they prosecute cases and seek justice for SVU's victims and survivors with precision and a passion to win and bring closure to the intense investigations.

Lisa Loomer. Milcho Manchevski. The operators of the illegal casino threaten to out Rollins to Benson, and although Rollins comes clean to Fin, Benson is still outraged.

Her first television job came a year later, on the series Downtown. The character inspired Hargitay to become an advocate for victims in real life: She is trained as a rape counselor, launched the Joyful Heart Foundation in to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and partnered with Michigan prosecutor and rape activist Kym Worthy to tackle the staggering number of untested rape kits in the U. The pair first met in after Hermann had a guest role on SVU in season 3 as defense attorney Trevor Langan and were married two years later. The couple are parents to three children : August, Amaya and Andrew. Prior to being cast on SVU in , though, Meloni had more experience portraying criminals in his acting career. Shortly after landing the role on Oz , Meloni was cast as Stabler on SVU — a role he continued to play for 12 years before abruptly leaving the show in over contract disagreements.

But the show's regular cast members have also been making a name for themselves throughout the years. Some of these actors have stayed on the show for decades, like Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, and Ice T, while others only appear for a season or two. Some even return in guest appearances after their departure. Keep reading to find out when each actor joined the series and to see what they're up to now. Benson is the heart of the show, leading most of the investigations. As a product of her mother's rape, Benson often feels a personal connection to the cases. While playing this role for two decades, Hargitay has earned eight Emmy nominations and one win. Hargitay has focused on sexual assault advocacy in real life too, becoming a rape crisis counselor and founding the Joyful Heart Association to help survivors of sexual assault. On the show, Benson was promoted to lieutenant and has become a mother to an adopted son, Noah. There doesn't seem to be any end in sight for the character, as Hargitay said she has no plans to leave the popular drama.

Law and order svu cast

Olivia Benson 23 Episodes. Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola 23 Episodes. Amanda Rollins 23 Episodes.

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In Season 22, when Tutuola and Tamin were walking to celebrate with Sergeant Baker and Benson, he accidentally reveals that Kat has been promoted to Detective, and they are going to celebrate her promotion. Chris Zalla. Retrieved April 16, — via Newspapers. His local parish priest helped him and his mother immigrate to the United States to escape the cartel. Richard Belzer. Cragen then offers to assist Cassidy with a transfer to another department, narcotics. Kathy Stabler 32 episodes, Upon being renewed for its twenty-first season, it was announced that Winchester would be departing the series after the twentieth season. Stunts 20 Credits. The defense blames alcoholism for the murder during the trial. Alex Eames [b]. Paxton tells the SVU squad that she has been working to find Harding's missing sister for decades, as it was her case. John Gutierrez. Episode 5.

Olivia Benson 22 Episodes.

Belzer began playing Munch on the NBC show Homicide: Life on the Street in , and he continued the role until the police drama was canceled in Emil Skoda [a]. Chester Lake. Hendrix tells Cragen that he should split them up only if he wants to lose his two best detectives. However, when Amaro is arrested for his assault on a photographer investigated for child pornography and building a torture chamber, Murphy tells Amaro that he knows Amaro doesn't value his advice, but to stand down and keep quiet, regardless of the circumstances. Mariska Hargitay won an Emmy for her performance as Olivia Benson, another fantastic detective. Assistant U. In the fifth episode of season 16, it is revealed he has permanently joined the Manhattan SVU team. Laura Belsey. After not appearing in season 16, the first season he did not appear in since joining the show in season 2, Huang returns in the season 17 episode, "Depravity Standard". Benson and Amaro begin to ask Lewis pressing questions about the nature of Lewis' relationship with the victim and her boyfriend at the time.