Mariska Hargitay
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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
Credits
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Hooker At Bar
Lake Placid (1999)
as Myra Okubo
The Love Guru (2008)
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
My Mom Jayne (2025)
as Self
Perfume (2001)
as Darcy
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
as Jennifer
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015)
as Self - Special Guest
Blind Side (1993)
as Melanie
Welcome to 18 (1986)
as Joey
30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020)
as Mariska Hargitay
Bank Robber (1993)
as Marisa Benoit
Ghoulies (1985)
as Donna
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
as Self
F--k (2010)
as Mariska
Strawberry Road (1991)
as Jill Banner
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022)
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night Sins (1997)
as Paige Price
Finish Line (1989)
as Lisa Karsh
Plain Truth (2004)
as Ellie Harrison
Jocks (1986)
as Nicole
The Advocate's Devil (1997)
as Rendi
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps (1994)
as Etta Place
I Am Evidence (2017)
as Self
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Universe (1988)
as Self
Hard Time Romance (1991)
as Anita
Come the Morning (1993)
as Church Woman
BLKBX: wht r u hding? (2021)
as Dr. Hart
Stuck (2013)
as Narrator