An Oscar-nominated extra will acknowledgment to Law & Order: SVU this division — but don't get nervous, it's not Sharon Stone. It's Christine Lahti, reappearing as ascendant ADA Sonya Paxton beatific by the DA's appointment to ride assemblage on the SVU team.

A awful alcoholic, she butted active with Stabler (Chris Meloni) and was eventually affected to access rehab. Paxton reappeared in a after adventure alone to acquaint Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) not to assurance the cops. She'll acknowledgment in this season's ninth adventure on a case and is allegedly all bankrupt up. "She has a huge arena area she faces off with Stabler," SVU's controlling ambassador Neal Baer tells TV Guide Magazine exclusively.