Jesse Rollins is the illegitimate daughter of Detective Amanda Rollins and Captain Declan Murphy. She has two younger half-siblings, including her sister Billie Rollins and her brother Dominick "Nicky" Carisi III. Nicky’s father is Jesse's stepfather Dominick Carisi, Jr.
History
Amanda gave birth to Jesse after suffering extremely difficult labor in which Amanda suffered a near-fatal placental abruption. (SVU: "Depravity Standard")
Amanda and Carisi walked down the streets with Jesse in a stroller. When Jesse started crying, Carisi comforted her. (SVU: "Catfishing Teacher")
Benson, Noah, Carisi, Amanda, and Jesse rode a carousel. Carisi snapped pictures of Benson, Amanda, Noah, and Jesse enjoying themselves. (SVU: "Fashionable Crimes")
Carisi held Jesse while both he and Amanda watched the reality show Heart's Desire at Amanda's house. (SVU: "Assaulting Reality")
Jesse was babysat by her aunt Kim while Amanda worked, despite Amanda's fears about Kim's ability to properly babysit. (SVU: "Heightened Emotions")
When Ron Duca printed a false article about Amanda and Benson's parentage, Amanda sent Jesse with Lucy Huston to stay with Lucy's mother while she investigated the current case. (SVU: "Real Fake News")
Amanda and Jesse, along with the rest of the Special Victims Unit, went to visit Benson and Noah at Benson's apartment. (SVU: "Gone Baby Gone")
Jesse and Amanda spent some time together after a case. (SVU: "Pathological")
Benson showed Amanda a video of Jesse when Amanda was unsure about whether she should keep her second child. (SVU: "Man Down")
Amanda was serving Jesse dinner when Al Pollack visited the house. He spotted Jesse and introduced himself to her. (SVU: "Zero Tolerance")
After her sister Billie was born, Jesse said she loved her new sister. (SVU: "A Story of More Woe")
Jesse attended Billie's baptism along with Noah, Amanda, and the rest of the Special Victims Unit. (SVU: "The Burden Of Our Choices")
When Amanda was kidnapped by Frank Bucci, Jesse was distressed about her mother's well-being and asked Benson where she was. After Amanda's ordeal was resolved, she reunited with Jesse and Billie and read them a book. (SVU: "Must Be Held Accountable")
Jesse, Billie, and Amanda were walking in the park when Amanda rang Benson to let her know she would be late for work due to a doctor's appointment. (SVU: "Eternal Relief From Pain")
When Carisi came to celebrate New Year's Eve with Amanda and Jesse, Jesse was excited to see Carisi and gave him a hug. (SVU: "Sightless in a Savage Land")
Jesse was stalked by a psychopath named Henry Mesner, who had several pictures of her on his phone. He later met Jesse at the park and gave her a teddy bear which belonged to one of his victims, which frightened and angered Amanda who warned Henry not to come near or stalk her family again or else she would kill him herself. (SVU: "Post-Graduate Psychopath")
Jesse asked Carisi for Billie if he was Billie's father. Amanda kindly told Jesse to tell Billie that if she had a question that she was to ask her herself instead of getting Jesse to do it for her. (SVU: "If I Knew Then What I Know Now")
Jesse told Amanda and Carisi that Billie was scared of a monster in the closet but Carisi and Amanda reassured both girls there was no monster. After the girls heard noises in the closet, an overwhelmed Amanda went into Billie and Jesse's room with a gun and opened the closet door, only to find a dog toy which was making noises. Billie and Jesse had been frightened by Amanda holding a gun, which distressed Amanda. (SVU: "Mirror Effect")
Appearances
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9 seasons, 19 episodes):
- Season 17: "Catfishing Teacher" • "Fashionable Crimes" • "Assaulting Reality"
- Season 18: "Heightened Emotions" • "Real Fake News"
- Season 19: "Gone Baby Gone" • "Pathological"
- Season 20: "Man Down" • "Zero Tolerance" • "A Story of More Woe"
- Season 21: "The Burden Of Our Choices" • "Must Be Held Accountable" • "Eternal Relief From Pain"
- Season 22: "Sightless in a Savage Land" • "Post-Graduate Psychopath"
- Season 23: "If I Knew Then What I Know Now"
- Season 24: "Mirror Effect" • "And A Trauma In A Pear Tree"
- Season 25: "Tunnel Blind"