Mariska Hargitay
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Law & Order
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Show with David Letterman
Baywatch
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sesame Street
Seinfeld
Saturday Night Live
The View
Chicago Fire
Chicago P.D.
ER
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Falcon Crest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ellen
Pacific Blue
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Freddy's Nightmares
How To with John Wilson
Leaving Las Vegas
Lake Placid
E! True Hollywood Story
The Love Guru
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