Kelli Giddish (SVU) Revises Role For Premiere
Kelli Giddish made her debut as Detective Amanda Rollins in the 13th-season premiere, “Scorched Earth”, in which the character first works alongside Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). In an interview with TV Guide, Giddish said about her character, “My character is in complete awe of Olivia, Amanda’s really eager to get in there because she knows her stuff and really eager to learn. She has come from Atlanta and there was a ceiling there, so she’s come up to New York.”
Kelli Giddish
Kelli Giddish felt great about joining the series in its 13th season, “I couldn’t feel better about it. … There’s no intimidation, what attracted me was the prospect of re-invigorating a franchise that’s been so well-known and so well-liked, and then to be the shaker and mover.”
Giddish expressed confidence that viewers would warm up to Rollins and another new character, Nick Amaro (Pino), with time. “They’re going to love us because it’s not being forced in their faces,” she says.
“The more you know about us and the more you see us in your living room, the more you’re hopefully going to love us.”
Kelli Giddish will be returning on January 18, 2024. She will be revising her role as Amanda Rollins. At this time it is unknown how her character will be introduced. Nor is it known how long she will be in the series. Fans are hoping that she will be around for several more seasons.
Welcome back [Kelli Giddish]! We missed you and [Rollins] on [SVU] so much,” another fan said. “You truly don’t understand how HAPPY fans are with Kelli being back! We love her and Rollins so much!!!!
Also love [rolivia] and happy you are back with your [work wife],” another fan wrote on Instagram.
Giddish’s final episode was season 24, episode 9 (“And a Trauma in a Pear Tree”) in which Rollins married ADA Dominick Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino) and resigned from the Special Victims Unit to accept an offer to teach at Fordham University.
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