Who Is Kelli Giddish? 5 Things to Know About the ‘Law and Order: SVU’ Star: Her Husband, Children and More

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Case closed. Kelli Giddish shocked Law and Order: SVU fans when she announced she will be exiting the series during season 24, which premieres on September 22.“I wanted to address the chatter I’ve seen online and let everyone know that this will, indeed, be my last season on Law and Order: SVU,” the All My Children alum wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 24.She continued, “Playing Rollins has been one of the greatest joys and privileges of my life.

I’ve been so fortunate to be a part of the Law and Order family for the last 12 years. There is simply no other character on TV like Rollins.

She’s grown and changed, and I have as well. I started on this show when I was in my late 20s and I’m grateful I got to spend so many of my adult years with Rollins in my life.”Giddish, 42, joined the main cast of the crime drama for season 13 in 2011 after previously appearing as a victim in a 2007 episode of season 8.

In her departure announcement, she thanked the series creator, Dick Wolf, former showrunner Warren Leight, executive producer Peter Jankowski and her SVU costar Mariska Hargitay.“I’m so excited to take all the things I have learned in my time on SVU and put them toward everything that’s next to come,” the Past Life actress wrote.David Graziano, the popular series’ new showrunner, encouraged fans who are disappointed with the news to have some perspective.“You might take a moment to entertain the idea that things are more complex than they appear in a world of emojis and tweets,” he said in a Wednesday, August 24, interview with TVLine. “All I’ll say is Kelli has handled this with the most incredibly classy comportment.