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.
Filmography
all 72
TV Shows 39
Movies 33
self 19
Producer 7
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022)
BLKBX: wht r u hding? (2021)
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020)
The Planters (2019)
My Beautiful Stutter (2019)
Emanuel (2019)
I Am Evidence (2017)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Santorini Blue (2013)
Stuck (2013)
Chicago Fire (2012)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
F--k (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
The Love Guru (2008)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Plain Truth (2004)
Perfume (2001)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Lake Placid (1999)
Night Sins (1997)
Prince Street (1997)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
The Single Guy (1995)
Can't Hurry Love (1995)
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)
ER (1994)
Ellen (1994)
Bank Robber (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Come the Morning (1993)
Blind Side (1993)
Grapevine (1992)
Tequila and Bonetti (1992)
Strawberry Road (1991)
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Law & Order (1990)
Seinfeld (1989)
Baywatch (1989)
Finish Line (1989)
Jocks (1986)
Downtown (1986)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Today (1952)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1964-01-23
Deathday2023-08-20 (59 years old)
Birth NameMariska Magdolna Hargitay
Birth Place Los Angeles, California, USA
ReligionCatholicism
Height
SpousePeter Hermann
ChildrenAndrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann
FatherMickey Hargitay
MotherJayne Mansfield
SiblingsJayne Marie Mansfield, Venico Cimber
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As玛莉丝卡·哈吉塔
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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