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( October 2009 ) Alexandra Borgia Law & Order character First appearance `` Fluency '' Last appearance `` Invaders '' Portrayed by Annie Parisse Time on show 2005 -- 2006 Seasons 15, 16 Credited appearances 33 episodes ( total ) Preceded by Serena Southerlyn Succeeded by Connie Rubirosa Alexandra Borgia is a fictional character, played by Annie Parisse, who appeared on the long - running NBC drama series Law & Order from 2005 to 2006. Appearing in only 33 episodes, she is the shortest serving ADA in the series ' history. Fictional character biography Borgia first appears in the episode `` Fluency '', having been appointed by DA Arthur Branch ( Fred Thompson ) as a replacement for Serena Southerlyn ( Elisabeth Röhm ). She principally assists Jack McCoy, but she also conducts detailed investigations, arraignments and hearings independent of McCoy and Branch. Prior to her last appointment, Borgia was engaged in trying many drug cases, which resulted in frequent kudos from police officers and fellow attorneys. She was also respected among her colleagues for her intelligence and adroit manner in preparing a case for prosecution. When asked by Detective Joe Fontana if her name was Italian, she answered that it was from Italy, France and Spain and that she still had relatives in Venice. She is a Christian and regularly goes to church. Unlike her predecessor, Borgia often agrees with the decisions of her superiors and follows their directions regardless of her own views. She shares many parallels with Abbie Carmichael ( Angie Harmon ), including the latter 's conservatism and cooperation with the police in developing cases. Borgia also had a penchant for investigative work, a trait shared by Paul Robinette, whom she opposes in a case in the Season 16 episode `` Birthright ''. Borgia has a professional manner, balancing compassion for victims with adherence to legal rules and procedure. This is evident in her dealings with the mother of a victim of faulty influenza vaccine during her first case. The prosecution decides to drop the case among the numerous charges against the defendant, as it is too weak to use. Borgia impulsively promises the mother that the defendant would be severely punished in compensation. Although McCoy fulfills that promise by arranging multiple consecutive manslaughter sentences ( adding up to 240 years in prison ), he asks Borgia to never again make similar promises. This compassion also helps her to get close to victims ' families, as demonstrated when she bonds with a murder victim 's son over their shared love of fishing. She is also highly respectful and polite in her dealings with colleagues. Simultaneously, she is never afraid to engage in heated byplay with defendants and convicts alike to ensure a successful prosecution. Borgia indicates her devout Catholicism as a factor in her belief in the religious transformation of a defendant and in arguing with her superiors, she also highlights her belief in a Christian ideal of forgiveness. Her Catholic background also influences her opposition to torture. Borgia was the shortest appearing Assistant District Attorney in the history of the Law & Order franchise, seen only in 33 episodes. In her final episode, while investigating a family 's murder, the DA 's office focuses on the husband, Frank Andreas, who is supplying killers with fake DEA badges which they use to commit home invasion robberies. Borgia presses Andreas to give up his accomplices, and is later kidnapped from her own apartment. Her body is subsequently found in the trunk of an abandoned car, bound, brutally beaten and dead of asphyxiation after choking on her own vomit. Outraged, McCoy arranges a sham prosecution to make sure her murderers go to prison for life, skirting legal ethics to the point that he almost faced disbarment and was replaced by a special prosecutor. Borgia 's position is filled by Connie Rubirosa ( Alana de la Garza ) in season 17. Credits Parisse is credited in a total of 33 episodes of the Law & Order as Alexandra Borgia. Seasons Years Episodes 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 15 2005 16 2005 -- 2006 Seasons Years 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Episodes Regular cast × Regular cast + no appearance Recurring cast No credit + no appearance No episode References ^ Jump up to : `` Fluency ''. Law & Order. Season 15. Episode 14. January 19, 2005. NBC. ^ Jump up to : `` In God We Trust ''. Law & Order. Season 15. Episode 23. May 11, 2005. NBC. Jump up ^ `` Obsession ''. Law & Order. Season 15. Episode 15. February 9, 2005. NBC. Jump up ^ `` Invaders ''. Law & Order. Season 16. Episode 22. May 17, 2006. NBC. Jump up ^ Alexandra Borgia -- IMDb hide Law & Order Characters Police Sgt. Max Greevey Sgt. Phil Cerreta Lennie Briscoe Joe Fontana Ed Green Cyrus Lupo Mike Logan Rey Curtis Nick Falco Nina Cassady Kevin Bernard Captain Donald Cragen Lieutenant Anita Van Buren District attorneys Benjamin Stone Jack McCoy Michael Cutter Paul Robinette Claire Kincaid Jamie Ross Abbie Carmichael Serena Southerlyn Alexandra Borgia Connie Rubirosa Adam Schiff Nora Lewin Arthur Branch Recurring characters Elizabeth Olivet, Ph. D. Emil Skoda, M.D. Elizabeth Rodgers, M.D. Danielle Melnick Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Notable episodes `` Prescription for Death '' `` Everybody 's Favorite Bagman '' `` Manhood '' `` Aftershock '' `` Empire '' `` Sunday in the Park with Jorge '' `` Mother 's Day '' `` Public Service Homicide '' `` Burn Card '' `` The Drowned and the Saved '' `` Dignity '' `` Fed '' `` Blackmail '' `` Steel - Eyed Death '' `` Boy on Fire '' `` Rubber Room '' TV film Exiled : A Law & Order Movie See also Episodes Cast Law & Order franchise Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandra_Borgia&oldid=848243172 '' Categories : Fictional American people of Italian descent Fictional lawyers Law & Order characters Fictional characters introduced in 2005 Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from January 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction from October 2009 All articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction Television articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction Articles with multiple maintenance issues Pages using deprecated image syntax Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields Talk About Wikipedia 日本 語 Português Edit links This page was last edited on 30 June 2018, at 17 : 54 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played alexandra borgia on law and order
Answer: Annie Parisse