Linda Fairstein

Linda Fairstein (born May 5, 1947) is an American author and former prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children. She served as head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office from 1976 until 2002 and is the author of a series of novels featuring Manhattan prosecutor Alexandra Cooper.

Career

Fairstein graduated with honors from Vassar College (1969) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1972). She joined the Manhattan District Attorney's office in 1972 as an Assistant District Attorney and was promoted to the head of the sex crimes unit in 1976. During her tenure, she prosecuted the controversial and highly publicized cases such as the "Preppy Murder case" against Robert Chambers in 1986, and the 1998 People v. Jovanovic cases. Fairstein, as head of Sex Crimes, oversaw the wrongful prosecution of The "Central Park Jogger" case in 1990 which was prosecuted by ADA's Elizabeth Lederer and Tim Clements. The convictions in the case were later vacated. Fairstein left the District Attorney's office in 2002, and has continued to consult, write, lecture and serve as a sex crimes expert for a wide variety of print and television media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC and Larry King, among others. Fairstein has consulted for a number of media outlets during a number of high-profile prosecutions, including Michael Jackson's molestation charges in 2004,Kobe Bryant's sexual assault charges, and Scott Peterson's trial. She was the founder of the Domestic Violence Committee of the New York Women's Agenda. She is a frequent speaker on issues surrounding domestic abuse.

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Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara Rosenblat (born in London, England) is a British actress and voice artist.

She appeared in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as Miss Rosa.

Acting career

Her first acting role was in Fiddler on the Roof as "Yenta" in a touring company with performances in Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. She returned to the UK to begin her professional career in show business. She appeared on London's West End in Torch Song Trilogy, Godspell, Bar Mitzvah Boy. She has appeared on BBC Radio and television, and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Rosenblat has worked in radio and film (Reds, Haunted Honeymoon, Little Shop of Horrors).

Rosenblat returned to New York where she worked in the audio book industry receiving a number of awards for her work including a fair number of Audie Awards awarded by AudioFile Magazine.

In the video gaming world, she voiced "Reni Wasselmeier" in the Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories. On Broadway, she created the role of "Mrs. Medlock" in the Tony Award Winning show The Secret Garden. She also performed multiple characters in the revival of Eric Bogosian's play Talk Radio with Liev Schreiber. She had a recurring role as "Miss Rosa" in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.

With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.

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