Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1964-01-23 (Age: 62)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mariska Hargitay
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 (29)
My Mom Jayne
2025
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
2021
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
I Am Evidence
2017
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
Stuck
2013
F--k
2010
The Love Guru
2008
Plain Truth
2004
Perfume
2001
Lake Placid
1999
