Mariska Hargitay

Known for ActingBorn 1964-01-23 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

My Beautiful Stutter

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Strawberry Road

Nuns vs. The Vatican

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Prince Street

Chicago P.D.

Chicago Fire

How To with John Wilson

My Mom Jayne

Seinfeld

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Organized Crime

E! True Hollywood Story

All-American Girl

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Mr. Universe

ER

The Emmy Awards

Grapevine

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Law & Order

The Alabama Solution

Leaving Las Vegas

Cracker

Freddy's Nightmares

JoJo's Circus

Downtown

Sesame Street

Saturday Night Live

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde

I Am Evidence

Tequila and Bonetti

Wiseguy

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

Can't Hurry Love

The Planters

The Daily Show

Late Show with David Letterman

The Gambler: Playing for Keeps

Emanuel

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Merv Griffin Show

The Perfect Weapon

thirtysomething

Plain Truth