Mariska Hargitay
Acting
Born 1964-01-23
Los Angeles, California, USA
83 credits
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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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
Sesame Street
Chicago P.D.
Late Show with David Letterman
Chicago Fire
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
Seinfeld
The View
ER
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Falcon Crest
Baywatch
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Merv Griffin Show
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Ellen
The Drew Barrymore Show
thirtysomething
Wiseguy
The Single Guy
Freddy's Nightmares
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Today
Booker
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Leaving Las Vegas
Lake Placid
JoJo's Circus
All-American Girl
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Can't Hurry Love
Cracker
How To with John Wilson
The Love Guru
My Mom Jayne
Gutsy
The Emmy Awards
Perfume
Hotel Room
E! True Hollywood Story
Prince Street
Ghoulies
Tequila and Bonetti
The Perfect Weapon
Grapevine
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Emanuel
Downtown
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Alabama Solution
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