Marcia Gay Harden Returns to 'Law & Order: SVU' as 'Dana Lewis' Next Season

TV Guide exclusively reports today that Marcia Gay Harden will be returning to NBC's "Law & Order: SVU' as Federal Agent Dana Lewis in the eighth episode of the show's 12th season.  Harden debuted the character in 2005 under her alias "Star Morrison" in a case centering on a white supremacist group's involvement with a school murder.  Harden reprised the character in 2007 in a guest stint, for which she earned an Emmy nomination.

'Law & Order: SVU' reguarly stars Christopher Meloni as Detective Stabler and Mariska Hargitay as Detective Benson.

The 12th season of 'Law & Order: SVU' premieres on NBC Sept. 22 at 9/8c.

Marcia Gay Harden has appeared on Broadway in ANGELS IN AMERICA and GOD OF CARNAGE. Her film credits include 'Pollock,' for which she won an Academy Award, as well as 'The First Wives Club,' 'Mystic River,' 'Into the Wild,' and 'Used People.'

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