Mariska Hargitay
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(28 total)
Leaving Las Vegas
as Hooker At Bar
Lake Placid
as Myra Okubo
The Love Guru
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
Ghoulies
as Donna
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
The Perfect Weapon
as Jennifer
My Mom Jayne
as Self
Blind Side
as Melanie
Perfume
as Darcy
I Am Evidence
as Self
Jocks
as Nicole
Plain Truth
as Ellie Harrison
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mariska Hargitay
Bank Robber
as Marisa Benoit
Stuck
as Narrator
The Advocate's Devil
as Rendi
Night Sins
as Paige Price
F--k
as Mariska
TV Shows
(47 total)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Olivia Benson
Chicago P.D.
as Olivia Benson
Chicago Fire
as Olivia Benson
Seinfeld
as Melissa (Elaine)
ER
as Cynthia Hooper
Law & Order
as Olivia Benson
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
Baywatch
as Lisa Peters
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Captain Olivia Benson
Freddy's Nightmares
as Marsha
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The View
as Self