Mariska Hargitay
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Mariska Magdolna 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
Lake Placid (1999)
as Myra Okubo
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Hooker At Bar
Perfume (2001)
as Darcy
My Mom Jayne (2025)
as Self
The Love Guru (2008)
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
Night Sins (1997)
as Paige Price
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
as Jennifer
F--k (2010)
as Mariska
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015)
as Self - Special Guest
Ghoulies (1984)
as Donna
Blind Side (1993)
as Melanie
The Advocate's Devil (1997)
as Rendi
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps (1994)
as Etta Place
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022)
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
BLKBX: wht r u hding? (2021)
as Dr. Hart
Jocks (1986)
as Nicole
Strawberry Road (1991)
as Jill Banner
30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020)
as Mariska Hargitay
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
as Self
Bank Robber (1993)
as Marisa Benoit
Mr. Universe (1988)
as Self
I Am Evidence (2017)
as Self
Welcome to 18 (1986)
as Joey
Come the Morning (1993)
as Church Woman
Finish Line (1989)
as Lisa Karsh
Plain Truth (2004)
as Ellie Harrison
Hard Time Romance (1991)
as Anita
Stuck (2013)
as Narrator