London, Aug 10 (IANS) Hollywood actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, who is known for her coy and girl-next-door looks, will appear as a battered and bruised woman to play the role of a rape victim on a TV show.

The 31-year-old sported fake blood without any other make-up and wore tattered clothes for her guest appearance on ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’, reports dailymail.co.uk.

For her cameo, Love Hewitt is playing a woman named Vicki who has been raped multiple times and is afraid to leave her house.