Mariska Hargitay profile
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Mariska Hargitay

23rd January 1964 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

Mariska 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.

29 Movies 45 TV Shows 74 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Stuck poster
Stuck 23rd February 2013 as Narrator
F--k poster
F--k 7th April 2010 as Mariska
Jocks poster
Jocks 14th November 1986 as Nicole
Gutsy poster
Gutsy 8th September 2022 as Self
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as Cynthia Hooper
Ellen poster
Ellen 29th March 1994 as Dara
Booker poster
Booker 24th September 1989 as Michelle Larkin
Downtown poster
Downtown 27th September 1986 as Jesse Smith
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self