Mariska Hargitay
Age: 60 | From: Santa Monica, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1964-01-23 16:24:07
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Homepage: http://www.mariska.com/
Movie Involvements: 23
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
Biography
Mariska Hargitay (born Mariska Magdolna Hargitay; January 23, 1964, height 5' 7¾" (1,72 m)) is an American actress, 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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Olivia Benson
Chicago P.D.
(2014) Olivia Benson
Law & Order
(1990) Olivia Benson
Baywatch
(1989) Lisa Peters
ER
(1994) Cynthia Hooper
Law & Order: Organized Crime
(2021) Captain Olivia Benson
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995) Hooker At Bar
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
(2015) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2021 | Dr. Hart | |
| Olivia Benson | ||
| Captain Olivia Benson | ||
| 2020 | Self | |
| Herself | ||
| Self | ||
| 2017 | Self | |
| 2015 | Self | |
| 2014 | Self | |
| Olivia Benson | ||
| 2013 | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mariska | ||
| 2008 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Olivia Benson | |
| 2004 | Ellie Harrison | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| 2001 | Darcy | |
| 1999 | Olivia Benson | |
| Myra Okubo | ||
| 1997 | Rendi | |
| Paige Price | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Nina Echeverria | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1995 | Hooker At Bar | |
| N/A | ||
| Didi Edelstein | ||
| 1994 | Etta Place | |
| Cynthia Hooper | ||
| 1993 | Marisa Benoit | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Church Woman | ||
| Melanie | ||
| Tina | ||
| 1992 | Katie | |
| N/A | ||
| Angela Garcia | ||
| 1991 | N/A | |
| Jill Banner | ||
| Jennifer | ||
| 1990 | Olivia Benson | |
| 1989 | Melissa | |
| Lisa Peters | ||
| Lisa Karsh | ||
| 1988 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1986 | Nicole | |
| Jesse Smith | ||
| Joey | ||
| 1985 | Donna | |
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Olivia Benson (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1952 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Associate Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Co-Producer | ||
| 2017 | Producer | |
| 2013 | Associate Producer | |
| 1999 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |