LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Actress Rosie Perez has filed suit against producers of NBC crime drama Law & Order: SVU, after she was injured during the filming of a scene last year.

The lawsuit claims the 47-year-old actress suffered a herniated disc on the set after an extra forcibly shook the actress for a scene. The injury required Perez to have two surgeries.

Her attorney, Brian O'Dwyer, said in Brooklyn Supreme Court Wednesday:

"The thing to do was taking someone who knows what he's doing to make it look violent without being violent ... this person was not a stuntman, he was just an extra."

The scene in which the incident occurred was in Season 11 of the episode "Hardwired." Perez had a guest-starring role as an incensed mother; she sticks her head in a vehicle and chokes another mother when an actor dressed as a school crossing guards pulls her out and shakes her.

Perez's attorney speculated the extra was "carried away with the scene."

Although Perez suffered injuries, there was pressure to finish filming the episode, which the actress did.

Perez's last operation was a spinal fusion in July, when bone marrow from her pelvic was transplanted into her vertebrae. The actress says she is still suffering from severe pain, numbness of the arms and may never be the same. She claims she's had to miss nearly a year's worth of work -- and lost roles she was scheduled for.

The lawsuit did not specify a dollar amount.

A rep for Law & Order declined to comment.