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