Law & Order: OC Adds Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio to Season 5 Cast — What’s Her Connection to Stabler?

Law & Order: Organized Crime continues to add big names to its squad.

Oscar nominee Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is joining the cast of the crime procedural ahead of the upcoming Season 5, our sister site Deadline reports. She’ll recur as a character named Isabella Spezzano, who is described as “a figure from Stabler’s past.” (Hmmm, what could that mean?)

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Organized Crime, with Christopher Meloni reprising his SVU role as Elliot Stabler, moves to Peacock for Season 5 after four seasons on NBC; a premiere date has not yet been announced. Last month, Dean Norris, who recurred last season as Stabler’s older brother Randall, was promoted to series regular.

Mastrantonio is best known for her work in films like Scarface, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Color of Money, which earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. On the small screen, she played villain Madeline Burke on NBC’s Blindspot and FBI agent Naz Bouran on CBS’ Limitless, among other roles. She even has previous experience in the Law & Order universe, having played NYPD captain Zoe Callas in Season 9 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

So how do you think Isabella is connected to Stabler, Law & Order fans? Speculate wildly in the comments!

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