Kelli Giddish

Kelli Marie Giddish is an American television, stage, and film actress. Born on April 13, 1980, in Cumming, Georgia, Giddish is best known for her role as NYPD Detective Amanda Rollins in the long-running NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2011 to 2023. Prior to that, she portrayed Di Henry on the ABC soap opera All My Children (2005–2007), Dr. Kate McGinn in the Fox crime-drama series Past Life (2010), and Annie Nolan Frost in the NBC crime-drama series Chase (2010–2011). Giddish's interest in acting was nurtured by her paternal grandfather and a supportive maternal grandmother. She attended Forsyth Central High School and honed her skills under the guidance of drama teacher Yatesy Harvey.