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Giddish says the multitude of changes to the series on and off screen aided her introduction to the show. ”There was a lot of new people around,” she says. ”The whole show got a new treatment.” When Giddish won the role last year, she was in Los Angeles, working on a telemovie and living in a three-bedroom house on a one-acre block. So she upped her life (along with her dog Franny) and moved into a Manhattan apartment.
Giddish first encountered new show-runner Leight as a teenager at a playwright conference.
”I met him when I was 18 and kept up with his work since,” she says. ”I was also in Criminal Intent as a guest when he ran that show. He brings smart writing and he’s not afraid of changing something. He’s very malleable and into listening to the actors.”
Giddish is clearly no shrinking violet. Still, most of the cast have worked together for more than a decade, forming close bonds that are initially intimidating for an outsider.
”When I first got in, more than anything else, it was just a challenge,” she says. ”I like being the new kid on the block. I also had Danny as the other new guy. I knew they were looking at Christopher [Meloni] leaving and they wanted new people.” Meloni’s departure has been treated respectfully by the writers. ”I do like how Danny and I were introduced to the squad room and were made to earn our keep,” she says. ”They have not underestimated the audience. There’s an empty desk in the squad room where Stabler sat. He was on the show for over a decade.”

Giddish has frequently been partnered on-screen with the show’s most enigmatic star, the rapper Ice-T. And Ice Loves Coco, the reality show chronicling Ice and wife Coco’s bizarre life, is a talking point on-set.
”They’re together here a lot,” she says. ”Everything you see on their show in terms of how much they adore each other is true. Ice-T tells it straight.
”That’s a quality you rarely find in this business.”

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New photos in the Kelli Giddish Fan Gallery from today’s NBC’s Upfront Presentation.

WEDNESDAY
8 pm ANIMAL PRACTICE
8:30 pm GUYS WITH KIDS
9 pm Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10 pm CHICAGO FIRE

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hotos of stars without makeup are a guilty pleasure for anyone who doesn’t have a beauty team. But every so often, an actress looks terrific naturally.

Kelli Giddish of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” airing Wednesdays on NBC, manages to look stunning with her blonde hair pulled back and no makeup.

She’s in her dressing room at the Chelsea Piers on Manhattan’s far west side. Here, at the well-oiled machine that is this show in its 13th season, Giddish plays Detective Amanda Rollins, a transplant from Georgia, which is what Giddish is, albeit with a few stops in between.

She’s lived in Texas, California, Georgia and New York. After “Past Life” and “Chase,” which didn’t make full seasons, she says it’s a relief to be on a show with a solid foundation. Still, dealing with people’s basest depravities, as each episode does, takes its toll.

“My dreams have become so screwed up,” Giddish tells Zap2it. “Once you are educated about these things going on … .” her voice trails off.

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New additions to the Kelli Giddish Online Gallery from last night’s The 5th Annual Joyful Revolution Gala event.

I’ve updated the Kelli Giddish Fan with caps from the last two AMAZING episodes.