Mariska Hargitay
American actress, producer, and philanthropist · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1964 · age 62
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay is an American actress, philanthropist, producer, and director. Hargitay is known for playing Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, the longest-running character of all time in an American primetime drama.
Mariska Hargitay is read about 7,907 times a day, in 48 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
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The Gymnasts of Fisherman ColonyFilm, Producer2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She CalledFilm, Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
Law & Order: Organized CrimeSeries, Olivia Benson
BLKBX: wht r u hding?Film, 2021Producer2019
My Beautiful StutterFilm, Producer2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a BlondeFilm, 20152013
StuckFilm, Narrator2012
Chicago FireSeries, Olivia Benson2008
The Love GuruFilm, Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)2006Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesAward2004Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series DramaAward2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series2001
PerfumeFilm, Darcy1997
The ViewSeries
Night SinsFilm, 1997Paige Price1995
Leaving Las VegasFilm, Hooker At Bar1994
ERSeries, Cynthia Hooper1993
Bank RobberFilm, Marisa Benoit1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries1989
BaywatchSeries, Lisa Peters
Finish LineFilm, 1989Lisa Karsh1988
Mr. UniverseFilm1984
GhouliesFilm, Donna1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries1964Born23 January 1964People around Mariska
Jeff Bleckner Directed The Advocate’s Devil (1997)
Mike Myers Produced The Love Guru (2008)
Bob Fosse Directed Star 80 (1984)
Kristin Kreuk Duets: Tenar
Ice-T Also in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Christopher Meloni Also in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariel Hemingway Also in Star 80 and Perfume
Harry Hamlin Also in Night Sins and Perfume
Donald P. Bellisario Produced Tequila and Bonetti
Ken Olin Also in The Advocate's Devil (1997)
David E. Kelley Produced Lake Placid (2000)
Steve Miner Directed Lake Placid (2000)
John Lee Hancock Directed Hard Time Romance (1991)- Stanley Kamel Also in Star 80 and Come the Morning
- Jonathan Kaplan Directed Pursuit (2011)
Geoff Murphy Directed Blind Side (1993)
Rob Bowman Directed Tequila and Bonetti
Steve Carver Directed Jocks (1987)
Mike Post Wrote Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Robert Greenwald Produced Plain Truth (2004)
Jun Fubuki Duets: Tenar
L. M. Kit Carson Produced Perfume (2001)
Luca Bercovici Directed Ghoulies (1985)
Pierre David Produced The Perfect Weapon (1991)
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015
My Mom Jayne 2025
Leaving Las Vegas 1995
The Perfect Weapon 1991
Lake Placid 1999
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Television 24
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, When I walk down the street and people say, 'I knew what to do because of watching your show (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). I knew not to shower. I reported immediately.
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Her accolades include an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
