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Orange Is The New SVU

30+ OITNB CAST ON LAW & ORDER SVU

Today is a very big day for Netflix bingers. The long awaited Season 5 of Orange Is The New Black has finally been released.

Between Seasons 4 [which premiered in November 2016 and which I finished in 3 days] and today's relese of 5, I binged hard, I binged after binge, new series and old. When I say old series I refer to series released on television pre the digital age of Hulu and Netflix. If Orange Is The New Blackers are anything like myself, they like fucked up shit. What is the most fucked up beloved series in its 18th season still going strong as the longest running prime time drama currently on television?: Law & Order SVU [Seasons 1-18 available on Hulu]. The shows are remotely similar in that SVU covers the committing of a crime [sex crimes in particular] followed by the trial, and Orange documents the prison time. Regardless, I came across a ton of characters thought I saw for the first time on Orange, but actually were staring me in the face over the countless years I have been glued to SVU marathons on NBC, TBS, etc. on cable television. I was fascinated. So, if you love Orange Is The New Black, here's the scoop on the also 'fucked up' characters the cast has played on Law & Order Special Victims Unit.

Linking sex crimes and sexy chicks convicted of crimes...

Kate Mulgrew

Galina 'Red' Rezniko Orange Is The New Black

Donna Geysen Law & Order SVU Season 7 Episode 21 'Web'

 

Selenis Leyva

Gloria Mendoza Orange Is The New Black

Lorinda Guterrez Law & Order SVU Season 1 Episode 4 'Hysteria'

 

Lea DeLaria

Big Boo Orange Is The New Black

Frankie Law & Order SVU Season 10 Episode 14 'Transitions'

-Bouncer at a strip joint called Pops

*same episode as Miss Rosa

 

Nick Sandow

Joe Caputo Orange Is The New Black

Det. Ted McCormack Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 21 'Perverted Justice'

*same episode as Samira Wiley

Doug Kersten Law & Order SVU Season 7 Episode 17 'Class'

 

Abigail Savage

Gina Murphy Orange Is The New Black

Nina Kelly Law & Order SVU Season 17 Episode 18 'Unholiest Alliance'

Nina Kelly Law & Order SVU Season 17 Episode 17 'Manhattan Transfer'

Cat Law & Order SVU Season 11 Episode 2 'Sugar'

Dot Law & Order SVU Season 5 Episode 9 'Control'

 

Taryn Manning

Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett Orange Is The New Black

Larissa Welsh Law & Order SVU Season 12 Episode 12 'Possessed'

-A child porn star

 

Adrienne C. Moore

Cindy Hayes Orange Is The New Black

Cheryl McCrae Law & Order SVU Season 17 Episode 3 'Transgender Bridge'

-Mother of a minor who is tried as an adult and convicted of a hate crime

 

Natasha Lyonne

Nicky Nichols Orange Is The New Black

Gia Eskas Law & Order SVU Season 13 Episode 8 'Educated Guess'

-A psych ward inpatient being molested by her uncle

*same episode as Cal Chapman

 

Jessica Pimentel

Maria Ruiz Orange Is The New Black

Manuela Ozuna Law & Order SVU Season 17 Episode 4 'Institutional Fail'

Joanne Suarez Law & Order SVU Season 10 Episode 5 'Retro'

Selma Garcia Law & Order SVU Season 7 Episode 3 '911'

 

Janae WatsoN

Vicky Jeudy Orange Is The New Black

Officer McKenna Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 11 'Amaro's One-Eighty'

-A cop who gets shot by her own gun causing Amaro to kill a weaponless kid

 

Emma Myles

Leanne Taylor Orange Is The New Black

Carleen Jenkins Law & Order SVU Season 18 Episode 21 'Sanctuary'

Carleen Jenkins Law & Order SVU Season 18 Episode 20 'American Dream'

Starla Law & Order SVU Season 11 Episode 9 'Perverted'

Lizzie Jones Law & Order SVU Season 6 Episode 10 'Haunted'

 

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Aleida Diaz Orange Is The New Black

Carmen Vasquez Law & Order SVU Season 13 Episode 14 'Home Invasions'

-A housekeeper that plots to kill her employer who is raping his own daughter

 

Annie Golden

Norma Orange Is The New Black

Varla Law & Order SVU Season 7 Episode 14 'Taboo'

 

Laura Gómez

Blanca Flores Orange Is The New Black

Selena Cruz Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 23 'Surrendering Noah'

Selena Cruz Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 15 'Undercover Mother'

Selena Cruz Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 1 'Girls Disappeared'

 

Constance Shulma

Yoga Jones Orange Is The New Black

Daycare Manager Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 14 'Wednesday's Child'

-An incompetent technically legal baby broker for unwanted children

*same episode as Pornstache

 

Kimiko Glenn

Brook Soso Orange Is The New Black

Lily Deng Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 22 'Thought Criminal'

-A cop posing as an underage webcam girl from Bangkok

 

Laverne Cox

Sophia Burset Orange Is The New Black

Candace Law & Order SVU Season 9 Episode 16 'Closet'

 

Joel Marsh Garland

Scott O'Neil Orange Is The New Black

Brannan Lee Redding Law & Order SVU Season 7 Episode 6 'Raw'

Building Manager Law & Order SVU Season 5 Episode 5 'Serendipity'

 

Blair Brown

Judy King Orange Is The New Black

Attorney Lynne Riff Law & Order SVU Season 5 Episode 17 'Mean'

 

Samira Wiley

Poussey Washington Orange Is The New Black

Michelle Thompson Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 21 'Perverted Justice'

-A woman who as a child lies about her father molesting her, putting him in jail for the rest of his life.

*with Nick Sandow aka Caputo

 

Rosal Colon

Oiuja Orange Is The New Black

Carmen Silva Law & Order SVU Season 14 Episode 7 'Vanity's Bonfire'

 

Alysia Reiner

Natalie Figueroa Orange Is The New Black

Cindy Kerber Law & Order SVU Season 4 Episode 9 'Juvenile'

 

James McMenamin

Charlie 'Donuts' Coates Orange Is The New Black

Ralph Volkov Law & Order SVU Season 17 Episode 11 'Townhouse Incident'

Seth Law & Order SVU Season 10 Episode 6 'Babes'

 

Emily Althaus

Maureen Kukudio Orange Is The New Black

Jessie Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 23 'Surrendering Noah'

Jessie Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 15 'Undercover Mother'

 

Pablo Schreiber

George 'Pornstache' Mendez Orange Is The New Black

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 21 'Post Mortem Blues'

-The obsessed nutjob who kidnaps and tortures Olivia Benson multiple times

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 20 'Beast's Obsession '

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 14 'Wednesday's Child'

*same episode as Yoga Jones

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 10 'Psycho/Therapist'

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 3 'American Tragedy'

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 2 'Imprisoned Lives'

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 1 'Surrender Benson'

William Lewis Law & Order SVU Season 14 Episode 24 'Her Negotiation'

Dan Kozlowski Law & Order SVU Season 8 Episode 15 'Haystack'

 

Barbara Rosenblat

Miss Rosa Orange Is The New Black

Selma Peters Law & Order SVU Season 10 Episode 14 'Transitions'

*same episode as Big Boo

Nurse Law & Order SVU Season 6 Episode 17 'Rage'

 

Michael Chernus

Cal Chapman Orange Is The New Black

Tommy Sullivan Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 17 'Parole Violations'

-Parolee raped by his P.O.

Jay Delaney Law & Order SVU Season 13 Episode 8 'Educated Guess'

*same episode as Nicky Nichols

 

Michelle Hurst

Miss Claudette Orange Is The New Black

Ms. Thwaites Law & Order SVU Season 16 Episode 16 'December Solstice'

Vita Weldon Law & Order SVU Season 4 Episode 18 'Desperate'

ACS Social Worker Law & Order SVU Season 2 Episode 4 'Legacy'

Gloria Milton Law & Order SVU Season 1 Episode 16 'The Third Guy'

 

Faye Yvette McQueen

Vee's Doppelganger #1 Orange Is The New Black

Mike Sullivan's Criminal Defense Lawyer Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 18 'Criminal Stories'

Lesbian Rights Activist Law & Order SVU Season 11 Episode 13 'P.C.'

 

Deborah Rush

Carol Chapman Orange Is The New Black

Christina Harlin Law & Order SVU Season 1 Episode 12 'Russian Love Poem'

 

Sanja Danilovic

Katja Healy Orange Is The New Black

-Sam Healy's mail order bride

Dagmara Williams Law & Order SVU Season 15 Episode 2 'Imprisoned Lives'

-Another mail order bride

 

Beth Fowler, Lori Tan Chinn, Brad William Henke, Tamara Torres, Michael Harney, and probably more also appear on non SVU Law & Order Episodes. Please like, share, and subscribe for more nonsense.

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