Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Families
11:55 pm - 12:50 am, Tuesday, April 21 on 5USA (21)
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Families
Season 5, Episode 15
The team retraces the final hours of a murdered 16-year-old girl and discover she was pregnant. As the investigation continues, a second death occurs - and their findings have devastating repercussions for two families. Drama, guest starring Jane Seymour, with Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni
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Cast & Crew
Christopher Meloni
(Actor)
.. Det Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay
(Actor)
.. Det Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer
(Actor)
.. Det John Munch
Diane Neal
(Actor)
.. ADA Casey Novak
Ice-T
(Actor)
.. Det Odafin `Fin" Tutuola
BD Wong
(Actor)
.. Dr George Huang
Dann Florek
(Actor)
.. Capt Donald Cragen
Jane Seymour
(Actor)
.. Debra Connor
Tom Mason
(Actor)
.. Jason Connor
Daniel Sunjata
(Actor)
.. Burt Trevor
Joel de la Fuente
(Actor)
.. Ruben Morales
Michael Boatman
(Actor)
.. Dave Seaver
Tamara Tunie
(Actor)
.. Dr Melinda Warner
Helen Slater
(Actor)
.. Susan Coyle
Geoffrey Nauffts
(Actor)
.. Steve Abrutso
Dick Wolf
(Executive producer)
Ted Kotcheff
(Executive producer)
Neal Baer
(Executive producer)
Peter Jankowski
(Executive producer)
Constantine Makris
(Director)
Jonathan Greene
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Christopher Meloni
(Actor)
.. Det Elliot Stabler
Born:
April 02, 1961
in
Washington, DC
Best Known For:
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
Early-life:
Christopher Peter Meloni was born on April 2, 1961, in Washington, DC. He's half-Italian, half-French-Canadian. His father is a doctor, his mother a housewife. He has a brother and a sister, and all are talented musicians and performers. After leaving school, Meloni studied acting at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He then moved to New York to work with famed teacher Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. While waiting for his big break, Meloni made ends meet as a builder, barman and personal trainer.
Career:
Despite having a regular role in TV series 1st & Ten in 1989, it took Meloni more than a decade to become a household name in the US. Before achieving fame, he made appearances in NYPD Blue, Brooklyn South, The Fanelli Boys, Junior, Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. His big break came in 1997 when he took a role in TV series Oz. His character, a vicious killer with a heart, was one of the most fascinating in the award-winning series. That led to parts in Runaway Bride and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit; he quit the latter in 2011 and says he has no plans to return. He's also appeared in movies Carlo's Wake, Wet Hot American Summer, That Brief Moment, Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and Nights in Rodanthe. He also spent a season playing the vampire Roman in True Blood.
Quote:
'When it's mid-February, and it's bitterly cold outside, I am really glad that I'm not working in construction anymore.'
Mariska Hargitay
(Actor)
.. Det Olivia Benson
Born:
January 23, 1964
in
Los Angeles
Best Known For:
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
Early-life:
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay was born on January 23, 1964, in Los Angeles. Her mother was film star Jayne Mansfield, her father was the Hungarian bodybuilder-turned-actor Mickey Hargitay. She has two brothers and three half-siblings. On June 29, 1967, she was travelling in a car with her mother when their vehicle was involved in a road accident. Mansfield, their driver and another passenger were killed. Hargitay can't remember the incident, but she was left scarred. She was then raised by her father, and later studied acting at university, but dropped out before graduating.
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.
Quote:
On working on Law & Order SVU: 'There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower off.'
Trivia:
She can speak five languages.
Richard Belzer
(Actor)
.. Det John Munch
Diane Neal
(Actor)
.. ADA Casey Novak
Ice-T
(Actor)
.. Det Odafin `Fin" Tutuola
Born:
February 16, 1958
in
New Jersey
Best Known For:
His music career.
Early-life:
Born Tracy Marrow on February 16, 1958, in Newark, New Jersey. He called himself Ice-T in homage to Iceberg Slim, a pimp-turned-author who wrote hard-hitting novels about the criminal underworld. He grew up in the tough South Central neighbourhood of Los Angeles and began rapping while in his teens. After leaving high school, and following a spell in the US Army, he decided to concentrate on a music career. Several early singles failed to bring him international acclaim.
Career:
In 1987, Ice-T was snapped up by a major record label who released his album Rhyme Pays and its 1988 follow-up Power, which were hugely successful. A year later, he released the book The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say, which focused on censorship in music. He continues to record albums, both as a solo artist and as part of rock group Body Count. His acting debut came in 1984's Breakin', but hits such as New Jack City, The Heist and 3,000 Miles to Graceland, as well as TV series Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, have made him a sought-after star.
Quote:
'Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If LA falls, the country falls.'
Trivia:
He hosts the Ice-T: Final Level podcast.
BD Wong
(Actor)
.. Dr George Huang
Dann Florek
(Actor)
.. Capt Donald Cragen
Born:
May 01, 1950
in
Flat Rock, Michigan
Best Known For:
Playing Capt Donald Cragen in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
Early-life:
Born Ezekial Dann Florek on May 1, 1950, in Flat Rock, Michigan. His younger brother, Dave, is also an actor and has appeared in such productions as Hidalgo, Grace Under Fire and Ghostbusters II. Florek studied maths and physics at East Michigan University, but his participation in the campus choir led him to be offered a drama scholarship, which he snapped up. He later joined the prestigious Acting Company at Juilliard School in New York.
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.
Quote:
On his dramatic career change from science to showbusiness: "I thought, hey, maybe it'll be more fun than synthetic projective geometry."
Trivia:
He divides his time between New York and Los Angeles.
Jane Seymour
(Actor)
.. Debra Connor
Born:
February 15, 1951
in
Hayes, Middlesex
Best Known For:
Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Early-life:
Born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15, 1951, in Hayes, Middlesex. She has two younger sisters and is the daughter of a British obstetrician and his Dutch wife. Due to her mother's nationality, Seymour is bilingual. She adopted her stage name at 17 when she became a professional dancer. While preparing for her second performance with the Kirov Ballet, she suffered a knee injury which forced her to give up her career.
Career:
After switching to acting, Seymour's movie debut was in a small role in Oh! What a Lovely War in 1969. A year later she made her first TV appearance in Here Come the Double Deckers! Roles in TV series The Pathfinders, The Onedin Line and The Strauss Family made her a famous name in the UK, but it was Bond flick Live and Let Die in 1973 which turned her into a star. She's worked continuously on the small and big screens ever since in such projects as Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Somewhere in Time, War and Remembrance, and the long-running Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. She's also taken part in Dancing with the Stars and was last seen on the big screen in Love, Wedding, Marriage.
Quote:
'You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life - so that if it were over tomorrow, you'd be content with yourself.'
Trivia:
She received an OBE in 2000.
Tom Mason
(Actor)
.. Jason Connor
Daniel Sunjata
(Actor)
.. Burt Trevor
Joel de la Fuente
(Actor)
.. Ruben Morales
Michael Boatman
(Actor)
.. Dave Seaver
Tamara Tunie
(Actor)
.. Dr Melinda Warner
Helen Slater
(Actor)
.. Susan Coyle
Geoffrey Nauffts
(Actor)
.. Steve Abrutso
Dick Wolf
(Executive producer)
Ted Kotcheff
(Executive producer)
Neal Baer
(Executive producer)
Peter Jankowski
(Executive producer)
Constantine Makris
(Director)
Jonathan Greene
(Writer)
