Acting
Mariska Hargitay
Also Known As: Марішка Маґдолна Гарґітей
Birth Date
January 23, 1964
(62 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity
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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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Olivia Benson
1999 • 595 episodes
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009 • 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014 • 1 episode
Law & Order
Olivia Benson
1990 • 7 episodes
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019 • 1 episode
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996 • 1 episode
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014 • 7 episodes
Chicago Fire
Olivia Benson
2012 • 1 episode
Sesame Street
1969 • 1 episode
Chicago P.D.
Olivia Benson
2014 • 3 episodes
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015 • 2 episodes
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993 • 2 episodes
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975 • 1 episode
Seinfeld
Melissa (Elaine)
1989 • 2 episodes
The View
Self
1997 • 3 episodes
ER
Cynthia Hooper
1994 • 13 episodes
Baywatch
Lisa Peters
1989 • 1 episode
Falcon Crest
Carly Fixx
1981 • 15 episodes
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992 • 2 episodes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003 • 2 episodes