S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Anita Van Buren)
S. Epatha Merkerson has appeared in movies like “The Challenger,” “Year by the Sea,” “Peeples” and the famous “Lincoln.” She worked on the show playing the character of Van Buren for a long period of time, to be precise she appeared in nearly 400 episodes. She left the show in the year 2010.
Annie Parisse (A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia)
Annie worked on the show from 2004 to 2006 before her character A.D.A. Alexandra Borgia met with her end in the episode named “Invaders,” due to being kidnapped and beaten. Apart from “Law & Order”, she has appeared on television series like “The Following,” “Vinyl,” and “Person of Interest.”
Carolyn McCormick (Dr. Elizabeth Olivet)
Carolyn McCormick played the character of Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, who was a clinical psychologist in the show. She was last seen on the show in the year 2013. She has also appeared on shows like “Madam Secretary,” “Elementary,” and “Equity.” This actress has also recorded numerous audiobooks.
Leslie Hendrix (Elizabeth Rodgers)
Leslie Hendrix recently was seen on the TV show “Gotham.” She played the character of a medical examiner named Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers in the show “Law & Order”, who generally used to get frustrated from officials who disturbed her a lot when it came to showing the results of the tests conducted by her. Her last appearance on the show was in the year 2011.
Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson)
The character of Olivia Benson played by Mariska Hargitay is unique in the way that it is the only character to have appeared in every Season till date. The character has seen herself getting promoted from a detective to a sergeant during the tenure of the show. Famous singer Taylor Swift once said in an interview that she had named her cat Olivia after this character.
Anthony Anderson (Detective Kevin Bernard)
Anthony Anderson the man who portrayed the character of Detective Kevin Bernard on the show from the year 2008 to 2010 has had a very successful acting career. He has done various movies and TV shows and can be seen presently, in the show “Black-ish” of which he is the executive producer as well.