Mariska Hargitay
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-01-23
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, director and activist, best known for her role as New York City sex crimes Detective Olivia Benson on on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe. The daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Hargitay is a former beauty queen who made her film debut in the 1985 horror-comedy film Ghoulies, and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series, Downtown. She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.
Known For
Filmography
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
My Mom Jayne
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Gutsy
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
Law & Order: Organized Crime
How To with John Wilson
The Drew Barrymore Show
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Kelly Clarkson Show
I Am Evidence
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Chicago P.D.
Stuck
Chicago Fire
F--k
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Love Guru
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Plain Truth
JoJo's Circus
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Perfume
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lake Placid
The Advocate's Devil
Night Sins
Cracker
The View
Prince Street
Night Sins
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Leaving Las Vegas
The Single Guy
Can't Hurry Love
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
ER
All-American Girl
Ellen
Bank Robber
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Come the Morning
Blind Side
Hotel Room
Grapevine
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tequila and Bonetti
Hard Time Romance
Strawberry Road
The Perfect Weapon
Law & Order
Booker
Seinfeld
Baywatch
Finish Line
Freddy's Nightmares
Mr. Universe
thirtysomething
Wiseguy
Jocks
Downtown
Welcome to 18
Ghoulies
Falcon Crest
Saturday Night Live
Sesame Street
The Merv Griffin Show
Today
The Emmy Awards