Angie Harmonis teasing fans about her possible return toLaw & Order!
During a chat withEntertainment Tonighton Tuesday, theBaywatch Nightsstar, 49, spoke about her desire to make a comeback on the NBC series as her character, Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Abbie Carmichael, who she played in the franchise over two decades ago.
“I would love it,” she toldET, noting that the show’s creator, Dick Wolf, reached out to her while they were working on season 21, which premiered in February 2022.
“I was like, ‘Look, guys. I mean, I would love to maybe do an arc or something,” she recalled of her response to the offer. “I would love to revisit Abbie. She was just so fun and wonderful.”
TheRizzoli & Islesactress also added that her character “just adores and loves"Sam Waterson, who plays District Attorney (DA) Jack McCoy in the series, and “that whole group.”
Earlier this month, NBC announcedLaw & Orderhad been renewed for a 22nd season.
The show follows police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. It first premiered on NBC in 1990, earning 50 Emmy nominations across its original run, and starring a series of notable stars includingS. Epatha Merkerson, Jeremy Sisto, Jesse L. Martin, and the lateJerry Orbach.
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Another spinoff,Law & Order: Organized Crime, premiered in 2021, bringing back formerSVUstarChristopher Melonito the franchise. It has since been renewed for a third season.
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Harmon first rose to fame after joiningLaw & Orderin 1998. She remained on the show until 2001, playing the ADA who often got into disagreements with McCoy and other members of her team over her conservative views.
Harmon also starred in several episodes of the first season ofSVUbefore the spinoff named a permanent DA.
After revealing toETthat she recently spoke to Merkerson, 69 — who played Lieutenant Anita Van Buren for 16 seasons — Harmon gushed over her time on the show, saying, “Just know that was a really, really wonderful time in my life.”
“I mean, what a great time to, you know, begin an acting career,” she added.
The mother of three also joked about the possibility of her character being the next DA, saying, “That would be perfect. Just hang on, everybody.”
source: people.com
