SVU star Kelly Giddish exits series after 12 seasons

Forward, upward! Law and Order: SVU Star Kelly Giddish has revealed that her time on the long-running crime series is over after more than a decade of playing Detective Amanda Rawlins.

“I wanted to address the chatter I saw online and let everyone know that this will actually be my last season. Law and Order: SVUGiddish, 42, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, Aug. 24, alongside a carousel of images of her from the show. I am one of the lucky ones Law and order family for the last 12 years.

The actress didn’t reveal why she left the Emmy-winning series, but she added, “I’m grateful to have had so many adult years with Rollins in my life.” He added that he has “grown and changed” with a character that is “like no other” on television.

First appearance of Giddish SVU iIn 2007, when she played Kara Boson in the episode “The Outsider.” By 2012, she had a recurring role as Rollins. The Florida native has been in the police program through the birth of her two children — her sons Ludo, 6, and Charlie, 3, whom she shares with her ex-husband. increase. Lawrence Fallborn — and two marriages. The actress and Foulborn were married for three years before divorcing in 2018. Bo Richardstying the knot in November 2021.

In season 17, SVUs With Rollins and former commanding officer Declan Murphy, he even incorporated Giddish’s first pregnancy into the plot.donal rogue) announced that they are welcoming children together. Her second pregnancy was also written into her character’s season 20 storyline.

“I would like to thank Dick Wolf Mariska Hargitay, Warren Leight, Peter JankowskiNBC, Universal Television, all my co-stars, all members of the crew, and all the writers who are here for our incredible work over the past 12 years. I’m so excited to be able to put all of that into whatever comes next.”

According to an NBC press release, All My Children The alum will likely leave the show around mid-season and will reprise his role as a detective in the three-hour Law & Order crossover special, which airs Thursday, September 22nd.

The crossover event, which brings characters from all three shows into an “overarching plot”, centers on the death of a mysterious young woman. Detective Frank Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan), Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) are Captain Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and Detective Elliott Stabler (Christopher Meloni).