Career: In 1982, Hargitay won the Miss Beverly Hills pageant. A year later, she first appeared in Falcon Crest, becoming a cast regular in 1988. She made her big-screen debut in 1985's Ghoulies. Various movies and TV series followed, including Downtown, Jocks, Baywatch, thirtysomething and The Advocate's Devil. Playing Dr Greene's love interest in several episodes of ER in the late 1990s finally got her noticed, and led to a starring role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, which began in 1999, the same year she featured in box office hit Lake Placid. It's rumoured that she is paid in the region of $400,000 to $500,000 per episode for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, making her one of US TV's best-paid stars.

Career: Florek started his professional career on stage in the Big Apple before heading west to theatres in San Diego and La Jolla. He made his TV debut in 1982's The Country Girl, and his first film, Eddie Macon's Run, was released a year later. He became a star in 1988 thanks to a role in LA Law, but quit to take part in Law and Order in 1990. The actor spent three years with the show, but later reprised his role as Cragen in spin-off Special Victims Unit in 1999. Florek has also appeared in the films Angel Heart, Sweet Liberty and Hard Rain.

Career: Rosanna has worked steadily in big-budget and independent movies, as well as on TV. She first gained attention in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, co-starring Bette Davis, in 1978. SOB was her first major film in 1981, and four years later she enjoyed international success in Desperately Seeking Susan, alongside Madonna. She followed it up with major films Silverado, After Hours, 8 Million Ways to Die and New York Stories. She then had a string of lesser-known projects before coming back with Pulp Fiction in 1994, and appeared in The Whole Nine Yards in 2000. She has continued to work steadily since then, including appearances in Malcolm in the Middle, Dirt, Medium, Lipstick Jungle, Eastwick, Private Practice, Girls and Ray Donovan.