Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Dr. Hart
as Captain Olivia Benson
as Mariska Hargitay
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Olivia Benson
as Narrator
as Olivia Benson
as Self (archive footage)
as Mariska
as Self - Guest
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
as Olivia Benson
as Ellie Harrison
as Self
as Darcy
as Myra Okubo
as Olivia Benson
as Rendi
as Paige Price
as Self
as Nina Echeverria
as Self
as Hooker At Bar
as Kate Conklin
as Didi Edelstein
as Etta Place
as Cynthia Hooper
as Jane
as Dara
as Marisa Benoit
as Church Woman
as Melanie
as Self - Guest
as Tina
as Katie
as Angela Garcia
as Anita
as Jill Banner
as Jennifer
as Olivia Benson
as Lisa Karsh
as Melissa (Elaine)
as Lisa Peters
as Nicole
as Joey
as Jesse Smith
as Donna
as Carly Fixx
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Nominee
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Associate Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Producer
as Producer
as Associate Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director