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Actress Plays Killer, Then Investigator on SVU
18 Jul
Summary
- Spiro first played a victim who kills her abuser.
- She later returned as an FBI agent solving a case.
- The actress appeared on Law & Order: SVU twice.

Jordana Spiro has appeared on "Law & Order: SVU" in two significantly different capacities. In a Season 23 episode, she played Delia Hackman, a domestic abuse victim who ultimately kills her abuser and avoids jail time with the help of the legal system.
Two years later, Spiro returned to the series as FBI special agent Shannah Sykes in Season 25. As a temporary member of the SVU team, she aided in an ongoing investigation. The season also explored Sykes' personal quest for closure regarding her sister's unsolved murder, which concluded with the killer's apprehension.