Given that "Law & Order: SVU" has a constant rotation of guest stars (in fact, it's famous for it), it's probably all the more helpful that the core cast has such a tight bond amongst themselves. "Law & Order: SVU" has welcomed no shortage of special guest stars, with plenty of A-listers paying a visit to Detective Benson's office (via Business Insider).
Among those guest stars is actress Patricia Arquette, who appeared as Jeannie, a sex worker, in the 2012 episode "Dreams Deferred." The "Boyhood" and "Escape at Dannemora" star helped the detectives track down a former john on a murderous spree.
Also guest starring in the episode was TV legend Anne Meara, who played Jeannie's mother, Irene.
Arquette has previously opened up about how difficult it can be to be an actress over a certain age in Hollywood. In 2015, she told The Guardian, "There really is a lot of pressure on actresses to look a strange and unrealistic way. You're not supposed to age. You're supposed to be perpetually incredibly attractive because that's the way the movie world is. You might be 50 but you need to talk 35. Frankly, there is no shorter shelf life, other than that of a child actor, than that of the ingenue."
And given this difficulty to find good roles, it's probably all the more satisfying when she lands a meaty one, like her role on "SVU."
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