Joanna Merlin is an actress who played three different characters in Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Merlin is best known for her portrayal of Judge Lena Petrovsky in almost every season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She also played Carla Bowman and Deirdre Powell in several episodes of Law & Order.
Appearances
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| Carla Bowman | Deirdre Powell | Judge Lena Petrovsky |
- Law & Order (as Carla Bowman):
- Law & Order (as Deirdre Powell):
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (as Judge Lena Petrovsky):
- Season 2 : "Legacy" - "Asunder" - "Secrets" - "Countdown" - "Scourge"
- Season 3 : "Repression" - "Ridicule" - "Prodigy" - "Guilt" - "Greed" - Denial"
- Season 4 : "Lust" - "Damaged" - "Perfect"
- Season 5 : "Loss" - "Control" - "Mean" - "Criminal" - "Bound"
- Season 6 : "Weak" - "Quarry" - "Intoxicated" - "Blood"
- Season 7 : "Strain" - "Rockabye" - "Manipulated" - "Class"
- Season 8 : "Recall" - "Burned" - "Outsider"
- Season 9 : "Impulsive" - "Savant" - "Streetwise" - "Inconceivable" - "Authority" - "Cold"
- Season 10 : "PTSD" - "Lead" - "Baggage"
- Season 11 : "Solitary" - "Turmoil"
- Season 12 : "Rescue" - "Reparations"