Mariska Hargitay
Acting
Born 1964-01-23 · 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.
Known for
Lake Placid
1999 · Movie
Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · Movie
Strawberry Road
1991 · Movie
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Movie
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020 · Movie
My Mom Jayne
2025 · Movie
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022 · Movie
The Perfect Weapon
1991 · Movie
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020 · Movie
The Love Guru
2008 · Movie
Perfume
2001 · Movie
Mr. Universe
1988 · Movie
Blind Side
1993 · Movie
Ghoulies
1985 · Movie
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994 · Movie
F--k
2010 · Movie
The Advocate's Devil
1997 · Movie
I Am Evidence
2017 · Movie
Night Sins
1997 · Movie
Plain Truth
2004 · Movie
Finish Line
1989 · Movie
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015 · Movie
Jocks
1986 · Movie
Come the Morning
1993 · Movie
Bank Robber
1993 · Movie
Stuck
2013 · Movie
Welcome to 18
1986 · Movie
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
2021 · Movie