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Kelli Giddish Says Goodbye to SVU
People US
|December 26, 2022
After playing Detective Amanda Rollins for 12 years opposite Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Kelli Giddish, 42, turned in her badge during her final episode on Dec. 8. Here, the All My Children alum-who is mom to sons Ludo, 7, and Charlie, 4, from a past marriage-talks about her teary finale and life after SVU.
How did you find out season 24 was going to be your last?
It kind of just evolved pretty naturally. [Rollins] was in this great place. So we crafted this easy exit for her to go and have a happy ending.
You had an emotional final scene with Mariska. Were those tears real?
Of course. Now it's over and everyone's seen it and gotten to experience it and feel all the feels that I felt, filming that last scene with Mariska.
This story is from the December 26, 2022 edition of People US.
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