Leslie Hendrix

Leslie Hendrix
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present

Leslie Hendrix is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of medical examiner Elizabeth Rodgers on four Law & Order series ( Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury ). ^{[1] [2]} She also played Judge Hannah Lampert on the soap opera All My Children . In the third season of Gotham she plays Kathryn Monroe, the mysterious leader of the Court of Owls.

Stage

Hendrix's Broadway debut came in A Streetcar Named Desire (1992). She was the understudy for the Blanche DuBois role when star Jessica Lange became sick after the first act of a performance. Hendrix had 11 minutes to have makeup applied and don the costume and wig. ^[3] Her other Broadway credits include Indiscretions (1995), The Music Man (2000), Hollywood Arms (2002), and Airline Highway (2015). ^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five	The Bearded Lady
2002	Sweet Home Alabama	Reporter
2009	Made for Each Other	Mrs. Jacobs
2010	Not Interested	Ms. Samuels	Video short
2011	Arthur	Alice Johnson
2013	Stain Removal	Constance	Short film
2014	Lyra	Lyra's Mom	Short film
2018	Carnivore	Christine	Short film
2019	Benim	Mother	Short film
	About a Teacher	Ms. Murry

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992–2010	Law & Order	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers	Recurring role (143 episodes)
1998	Exiled		TV film
1999–2000	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit		Recurring role (9 episodes)
2001–2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent		Recurring role (110 episodes)
2002	Third Watch	Anne McCambly	"Thicker Than Water"
2004	All My Children	Judge Hannah Lampert	Recurring role
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers	"Baby Boom"
2009–2010	The Good Wife	Virginia Sun	"Fixed", "Poisoned Pill"
2011	Onion News Network	Grace North	"Fifth Anniversary"
2012	Community	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers	"Basic Lupine Urology"
2014	Blue Bloods	Mrs. Judith Wilson	"Loose Lips"
	Elementary	Cynthia Kerr	"Rip Off"
	The Mysteries of Laura	Trish	"The Mystery of the Fertility Fatality"
2015	Madam Secretary	Atty. Gen. Louise Cronenberg	"The Show Must Go On"
2016	Divorce	Carolyn	"1.6"
	The Blacklist	Shirley Lehman	"Mr. Solomon (No. 32)"
2016–2017	Gotham	Kathryn	Recurring role, 11 episodes
2018	Instinct	Maggie Stock	"Go Figure"
2019	Living with Yourself	Doctor	"Va Bene"
2020	Power Book II: Ghost	Caroline Cooper Saxe	"The Stranger"

References

1. Chozick, Amy; Gamerman, Ellen (May 21, 2010). "'Law & Order' School of Drama". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved March 14, 2014.
2. Stanhope, Kate (June 10, 2011). "Law & Order Vet Leslie Hendrix on Playing the Same "Cranky, Old Broad" for 19 Years". TV Guide . Retrieved March 14, 2014.
3. "Star's illness gives understudy a break". The Lima News. Knight News Service. July 12, 1992. p. D 10. Retrieved June 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Leslie Hendrix". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

External links

• Leslie Hendrix at IMDb
• Leslie C. Hendrix at Playbill Vault
• Leslie Hendrix at the Internet Broadway Database
• Leslie Hendrix at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)