Mariska Hargitay
Known for
Acting
Born
January 23, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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 bef...
Best known work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Chicago P.D.
2014
Seinfeld
1989
Chicago Fire
2012
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
Lake Placid
1999
ER
1994
The Love Guru
2008
Law & Order
1990
The Daily Show
1996Filmography
2026
The Gymnasts of Fisherman ColonyExecutive Producer
2025
2025
Nuns vs. The VaticanExecutive Producer
2025
My Mom Jayneas Self, Director, Producer
2025
2025
The Alabama SolutionThanks
2022
2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Calledas Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
BLKBX: wht r u hding?as Dr. Hart, Executive Producer
2021
2020
2020
2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Specialas Mariska Hargitay
2020
2019
The PlantersAssociate Producer
2019
2019
My Beautiful StutterExecutive Producer
2019
EmanuelCo-Producer
2017
I Am Evidenceas Self, Producer
2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Liveas Self - Special Guest
2015
2015
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blondeas Self (archive footage)
2014
2014
2014