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 to women who have been sexually abused.
Filmography
all 73
TV Shows 40
Movies 33
self 20
Producer 6
Narrator 1
Gutsy (2022)
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 For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1964-01-23
Deathday
2023-08-20 (59 years old)
Birth Name
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay
Birth Place
Providence Saint John's Health Center, United States
Religion
Catholicism
Height
Spouse
Peter Hermann
Children
Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann
Father
Mickey Hargitay
Mother
Jayne Mansfield
Siblings
Jayne Marie Mansfield, Zoltan Hargitay, Venico Cimber
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
玛莉丝卡·哈吉塔, ماریسکا هارگیتای
Awards
star 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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