Mariska Hargitay
Known for: Acting
Born: January 22, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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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Leaving Las Vegas
Hooker At Bar
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
Dr. Hart
Lake Placid
Myra Okubo
The Perfect Weapon
Jennifer
Blind Side
Melanie
Perfume
Darcy
Ghoulies
Donna
Mr. Universe
Jocks
Nicole
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Etta Place
Plain Truth
Ellie Harrison
Hard Time Romance
Anita
Welcome to 18
Joey
Stuck
Narrator
Night Sins
Paige Price
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Advocate's Devil
Rendi
The Love Guru
Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
Finish Line
Lisa Karsh
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Special Guest
Bank Robber
Marisa Benoit
I Am Evidence
Self
Strawberry Road
Jill Banner
F--k
Mariska