Connie Rubirosa | |
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Law & Order character | |
First appearance | "Fame" (L&O) "Silver Lake" (LA) "Jersey Breakdown" (SVU) |
Last appearance | "Rubber Room" (L&O) "Angel's Knoll" (LA) |
Portrayed by | Alana de la Garza |
Time on show | 2006–2010 (L&O) 2011 (LA) 2014 (SVU) |
Seasons | SVU: 15 |
Credited appearances | 85 episodes (L&O) 8 episodes (LA) 1 episode (SVU) 94 episodes (total) |
Preceded by |
Alexandra Borgia (L&O) Evelyn Price (LA) Lauren Stanton (LA) |
Consuela "Connie" Rubirosa is a fictional character, portrayed by Alana de la Garza, who joined the cast of long-running NBC drama series Law & Order during the 17th season premiere episode "Fame". She is the only second-chair ADA of Law & Order to have appeared in four complete seasons. She later appeared on Law & Order: LA as a series regular until the show's cancellation in May 2011. In January 2014, she appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where she has become an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York.
After graduating Swarthmore College and spending a year working as a kindergarten teacher, Rubirosa joined the Manhattan District Attorney's office in 2004. Shortly thereafter, Rubirosa had a brief sexual relationship with her supervisor, Marcus Woll. She is promoted to Assistant District Attorney in 2007 under District Attorney Arthur Branch, and second-chairs for Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy. With McCoy's election to District Attorney (as of the eighteenth season), Rubirosa is assigned to newly promoted Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter. During the early months of this transition, she is sometimes made to be the unwilling mediator when her two superiors have disagreements regarding law.