Law & Order: SVU will put the focus back on Carisi in the not-too-distant future, after Peter Scanavino’s character took a bit of a backseat in recent episodes despite A showcase from the first half Season 23. Not only is an upcoming episode going to dig into Carisi’s family more deeply than ever before, but the show is bringing back a familiar face to do it… with a twist. Beverly D’Angelo, who is already an SVUThe actress, a former student of the show, will be returning to Season 23 to play Ma Carisi. Fans will see the actress return, but it won’t be the same character.
According to, Carisi will be returning home for a family meal in an episode that will air March. TVLine, and that dinner will feature none other than Carisi’s mom. While she has been mentioned on the show previously, and other Carisi relatives have appeared in season past, this will mark the first appearance of Carisi’s mother. She will, however, be the second character on the show played by Beverly D’Angelo.
Beverly D’Angelo (who is likely best known for her role In the National Lampoon’s Vacationfilm and its sequels(Previously appeared on SVUBetween Season 5 and Season 9, she was featured in several episodes. She was the role of Rebecca Balthus (public defender), who was a thorn for the Special Victims detectives (and ADAs) most often. Fans who have been paying attention SVU since Season 5 (or have caught the reruns on cable or binge-watched via streaming) may recognize the actress when she makes her debut as Carisi’s mom.
Of course, she’s far from the first SVUThe actor will play multiple characters on the long-running series. Peter Scanavino, who played a character with a complicated past in Season 14, was seen in an episode. Kelli Giddish also played an assault victim in Season 8, before she returned in Season 13 as Detective Amanda Rollins. And they’re only two examples of actors who have played multiple characters within the Law & Order franchise before Beverly D’Angelo.
With D’Angelo’s last appearance on SVU as a public defender happening more than a decade ago in Season 9 in 2008, it shouldn’t be difficult at all to accept her as the Carisi family matriarch. She also won’t be the only long-absent member of the family to return. Ryann Shane will be back as Mia, Carisi’s niece, who last appeared in Season 19.
We don’t know anything about Rollins, but it is possible that they will attend the family dinner. I am confident that One of the bright spots was the Rollisi marriageThis season has been as dark as it’s ever been for the show. Benson reached a milestone 500th episode.It was a long process.
Crossovers are quite common between SVUSpinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime aren’t exactly the lightest affairs, either, even when Benson and Stabler are getting along! Even though Rollins and Carisi’s romance hasn’t been front and center in Season 23, it Screen seems to be working well. He met her father, too. Back in Season 22 when he first appeared; why shouldn’t she meet his mom?
The episode that will bring in members of Carisi’s family will reportedly air in March, although no specific date is available at this point. SVU, like many of NBC’s other Biggest hits from the 2021-2022 television seasonCurrently,, is in a temporary hiatus through February. The Olympics will take over primetimeYou can still find some upcoming viewing options at our website in the next few weeks. 2022 TV schedule.