
Cast
Acting
Cast
Known for
Acting
Born
1964-01-23
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Марішка Маґдолна Гарґітей
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.

as Hooker At Bar

as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)

as Myra Okubo

as Jennifer

as Self

as Darcy

as Donna

as Paige Price

as Self

as Self - Special Guest

as Etta Place

as Nicole

as Mariska Hargitay

as Melanie

as Marisa Benoit

as Mariska

as Ellie Harrison

as Self (archive footage)

as Rendi

as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Lisa Karsh

as Joey

as Self

as Anita

as Self

as Jill Banner

as Church Woman

as Narrator

as Dr. Hart