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Silvia Costas Sipowicz
Silvia Costas Sipowicz
NYPD Blue character character
First appearance	“Pilot” (1x01)
Last appearance	"Voir Dire This" (6x21)
Portrayed by	Sharon Lawrence
Spouse	Andy Sipowicz
Children	Theo Sipowicz (son)

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Sylvia Costas-Sipowicz is a fictional character from the American television drama NYPD Blue, in which the character was married to Detective Andy Sipowicz, played by Dennis Franz. She was played by Sharon Lawrence.^[1]^[2]

Storylines

The character of Sylvia Costas is an Assistant District Attorney. She begins a relationship with the older and tough Detective Andy Sipowicz, played by Dennis Franz; Costas sees the decent, caring human being underneath Sipowicz's gruff exterior and falls in love with him. She is very supportive of his attempts to stay sober, a determination likely related to the fact that many of her known family members appear to be alcoholics. Meeting Sylvia's Greek family causes Sipowicz to fall off the wagon, sparking a period of strain in their relationship.

Sylvia is confident on the job, and is known to wield an acid tongue when cops' procedural errors blow her cases. The character was raped while in law school. When she is mugged, after she and Andy start dating, it brings back the emotions she didn't deal with when raped. After sensing that something more than the mugging is upsetting her, Andy makes her tell him what's wrong. This makes both Sylvia and Andy especially sensitive about rape cases.

After they become engaged, Andy expresses a desire to get married quickly in a Maryland civil service, while Sylvia wants a traditional Greek Orthodox wedding. Giving in to Sylvia's wishes, the two are married at the Saint Sophia Greek Cathedral.

They have a son, Theo, but shortly after Theo's birth, Andy's first son from a previous marriage, Andy Jr., is killed, causing Andy to begin drinking again. Despite her sympathy for his loss, Sylvia puts her foot down, ordering Andy out of their home until he can acknowledge his problem.

Their devotion to each other is tested again in a storyline when Andy undergoes surgery for prostate cancer. She threatens to throw him out if he doesn't take the test for cancer, reasoning that "knowing isn't the worst thing." Andy confesses that his greatest fear is not to be with her and baby Theo, to which she quietly replies, "Then be with us," finally convincing him to take the test.

The character has a dramatic exit from the show. The character returns to her job after time off to raise her on-screen son, but she is killed by James Mayo in a courthouse shooting incident. Her final words to her on-screen husband Andy are "Take care of the baby."

References

^ Kay McFadden, ""NYPD Blue" fades to black," The Seattle Times (March 1, 2005).
^ Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings (McFarland & Co., 2007), 88.

[1] Kay McFadden, ""NYPD Blue" fades to black," The Seattle Times (March 1, 2005).

[2] Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings (McFarland & Co., 2007), 88.

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+{{Infobox character
-{{fansite|date=December 2007}}
+| name = Silvia Costas Sipowicz
-[[Image:Sylvia Costas.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sylvia Costas played by [[Sharon Lawrence]]]]
+| series = [[NYPD Blue]] character
-'''Sylvia Costas-Sipowicz''' was a fictional character on US television drama ''[[NYPD Blue]]''.  She was played by [[Sharon Lawrence]].<ref>Kay McFadden, "[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002192737_kay01.html "NYPD Blue" fades to black]," ''The Seattle Times'' (March 1, 2005).</ref><ref>Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings'' (McFarland & Co., 2007), [http://books.google.com/books?id=M7NkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Sylvia+Costas%22&dq=%22Sylvia+Costas%22&lr=&ei=1UxuSbKwJY6syATXwv2xBA&pgis=1 88].</ref>
+| first = “Pilot” (1x01)
+| last = "Voir Dire This" (6x21)
+| lbl3 = Spouse
+| data3 = [[Andy Sipowicz]]
+| lbl5 = Children
+| data5 = Theo Sipowicz (son)
+| image =
+| portrayer = [[Sharon Lawrence]]
+}}
+'''Sylvia Costas-Sipowicz''' is a fictional character from the American television drama ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', in which the character was married to Detective [[Andy Sipowicz]], played by [[Dennis Franz]]. She was played by [[Sharon Lawrence]].<ref>Kay McFadden, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524140415/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002192737_kay01.html "NYPD Blue" fades to black]," ''The Seattle Times'' (March 1, 2005).</ref><ref>Vincent Terrace, ''Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings'' (McFarland & Co., 2007), [https://books.google.com/books?id=M7NkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Sylvia+Costas%22 88].</ref>
-Sylvia Costas was an elegant, beautiful [[Assistant District Attorney]] who began an affair with the older and tough Detective [[Andy Sipowicz]], played by [[Dennis Franz]].  Costas saw the decent, caring human being underneath Sipowicz's gruff exterior and fell in love with him. She was very supportive of his attempts to stay sober, a determination likely related to the fact that many of her known family members appear to be alcoholics. Meeting Sylvia's [[Greek people|Greek]] family caused Sipowicz to fall off the wagon, sparking a period of strain in their relationship, which was eventually overcome in their marriage in 1998.  Their union later bore a son, Theo. Shortly after Theo's birth, Andy's first son from a previous marriage, Andy Jr., was killed, which caused him to begin drinking again. Despite her sympathy for his loss, Sylvia put her foot down, ordering Andy out of their home until he could acknowledge his problem.
+==Storylines==
-Their devotion to each other would be tested again when Andy underwent surgery for prostate cancer.
+<!-- Needs to be ordered chronologically -->
+The character of Sylvia Costas is an [[Assistant District Attorney]]. She begins a relationship with the older and tough Detective [[Andy Sipowicz]], played by [[Dennis Franz]]; Costas sees the decent, caring human being underneath Sipowicz's gruff exterior and falls in love with him. She is very supportive of his attempts to stay sober, a determination likely related to the fact that many of her known family members appear to be alcoholics. Meeting Sylvia's [[Greek people|Greek]] family causes Sipowicz to fall off the wagon, sparking a period of strain in their relationship.
+Sylvia is confident on the job, and is known to wield an acid tongue when cops' procedural errors blow her cases. The character was raped while in [[law school]]. When she is mugged, after she and Andy start dating, it brings back the emotions she didn't deal with when raped. After sensing that something more than the mugging is upsetting her, Andy makes her tell him what's wrong. This makes both Sylvia and Andy especially sensitive about rape cases.
-As the Sipowicz-Costas nuptials approached, Andy expressed a desire to get married quickly in a [[Maryland]] civil service, while Sylvia wanted a traditional big [[Greek Orthodox]] wedding.  The two were married at the [[Saint Sophia (Los Angeles)|Saint Sophia]] [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek]] Cathedral.
+After they become engaged, Andy expresses a desire to get married quickly in a [[Maryland]] [[civil marriage|civil service]], while Sylvia wants a traditional [[Greek Orthodox]] wedding. Giving in to Sylvia's wishes, the two are married at the [[Saint Sophia (Los Angeles)|Saint Sophia]] [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek]] Cathedral.
-Sylvia was confident on the job, and was known to wield an acid tongue when cops' procedural errors blew her cases. She was raped while in law school, which made her (and Andy, once he found out) especially sensitive about rape cases. She took some time off from work to care for her newborn son Theo, but had returned to the job when she was killed by James Mayo in a courthouse shooting incident. Her final words to Andy were "Take care of the baby."
+They have a son, Theo, but shortly after Theo's birth, Andy's first son from a previous marriage, Andy Jr., is killed, causing Andy to begin drinking again. Despite her sympathy for his loss, Sylvia puts her foot down, ordering Andy out of their home until he can acknowledge his problem.
-Website [[Mr. Skin]] ranked her eighth on its list of top ten hot naked TV lawyers.<ref>Mr. Skin, ''Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite Actresses Naked (Paperback)'' (St. Martin's Griffin, 2004), [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0312331444/?keywords=%26%2334%3BSylvia%20Costas%26%2334%3B&p=S06X&checkSum=H67fyUC9Wd408T1mHbTySNbv1EKt%252FJlkgmIoxYuCRvo%253D#reader-page 229].</ref>
+Their devotion to each other is tested again in a storyline when Andy undergoes surgery for prostate cancer. She threatens to throw him out if he doesn't take the test for cancer, reasoning that "knowing isn't the worst thing." Andy confesses that his greatest fear is not to be with her and baby Theo, to which she quietly replies, "Then be with us," finally convincing him to take the test.
+The character has a dramatic exit from the show.  The character returns to her job after time off to raise her on-screen son, but she is killed by James Mayo in a courthouse shooting incident. Her final words to her on-screen husband Andy are "Take care of the baby."
 ==References==
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+{{NYPD Blue}}
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-[[Category:Fictional American people of Greek descent]]
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-[[Category:Fictional lawyers]]
+[[Category:Fictional American lawyers]]
+[[Category:Television characters introduced in 1993]]

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