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Mariska Hargitay

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress | * 01/23/1964 (60) | Santa Monica, California (United States of America (USA))
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Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress and producer. The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, her accolades include two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two People's Choice Awards. Hargitay's interest in acting began while attending Marymount High School in Los Angeles, followed by enrolling in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In 1982, Hargitay was crowned Miss Beverly Hills USA. She left UCLA before completing her degree and pursued acting with minor roles in films and television shows, including the 1995 drama Leaving Las Vegas. Her subsequent notable appearances included recurring roles in 1990s TV dramas, such as Falcon Crest, Tequila and Bonetti, Can't Hurry Love and ER. Hargitay's breakthrough came in 1999 when she was cast to portray Detectiv... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't ent ...

Tales from Earthsea

FSK: 6+ years

2006 | 3.3/5 | 1h 55min
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
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Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-i ...

Leaving Las Vegas

FSK: 16+ years

1995 | 3.6/5 | 1h 51min
Drama, Romance / Love
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When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for " ...

Lake Placid

FSK: 16+ years

1999 | 2.9/5 | 1h 22min
Horror, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squ ...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

FSK: 16+ years

1999- | 4.0/5 | 43min per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Mariska Hargitay

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 8x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama 5x Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
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Movies with Mariska Hargitay as Actress(27)

as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)2022 Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Dr. Hart2021 BLKBX: wht r u hding?
as herself2020 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as herself2020 30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as herself2017 I Am Evidence
as herself2015 Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Narrator2013 Stuck
as Self (archive footage)2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Mariska2010 F--k
as Herself (uncredited)2008 The Love Guru
as Tenar (English version) (voice)2006 Tales from Earthsea
as Ellie Harrison2004 Plain Truth
as Darcy2001 Perfume
as Myra Okubo1999 Lake Placid
as Paige Price1997 Night Sins
as Rendi1997 The Advocate's Devil
as Hooker At Bar1995 Leaving Las Vegas
as Etta Place1994 Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
as Marisa Benoit1993 Bank Robber
as Melanie1993 Blind Side
as Church Woman1993 Come the Morning
as Jennifer1991 The Perfect Weapon
as Jill Banner1991 Strawberry Road
as Lisa Karsh1989 Finish Line
as Nicole1986 Jocks
as Joey1986 Welcome to 18
as Donna1985 Ghoulies

TV Shows/Series with Mariska Hargitay as Actress(33)

as Olivia Benson2021 Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Captain Olivia Benson2021 Law & Order: Organized Crime
as herself2020 The Drew Barrymore Show
as Olivia Benson2014 Chicago P.D.
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Olivia Benson2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Olivia Benson1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1997 Cracker
as herself1997 The View
as Nina Echeverria1997 Prince Street
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1996 Pacific Blue
as Didi Edelstein1995 Can't Hurry Love
1995 The Single Guy
as Cynthia Hooper1994 ER
as Tina1993 Hotel Room
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Katie1992 Grapevine
as Angela Garcia1992 Tequila and Bonetti
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Olivia Benson1990 Law & Order
as Lisa Peters1989 Baywatch
as Melissa1989 Seinfeld
1988 Freddy's Nightmares
1987 thirtysomething
1987 Wiseguy
as Jesse Smith1986 Downtown
1981 Falcon Crest
as Olivia Benson (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
1969 Sesame Street
as herself??? The Merv Griffin Show
as herself??? Today

Movies with Mariska Hargitay as Crew(6)

Production/Executive Producer2021 BLKBX: wht r u hding?
Production/Associate Producer2019 The Planters
Production/Co-Producer2019 Emanuel
Production/Executive Producer2019 My Beautiful Stutter
Production/Producer2017 I Am Evidence
Production/Associate Producer2013 Santorini Blue

TV Shows/Series with Mariska Hargitay as Crew(3)

Directing/Director1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Production/Producer1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Production/Executive Producer1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Additional Information

Born: Thursday, 01/23 1964 (January) in Santa Monica, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 60 years + 86 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT)
Educated at: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, The Groundlings, University of California, Los Angeles, Marymount High School
Named after: Mary Magdalene
Spouses (current/former): Peter Hermann
Children: August Miklos Friedrich Hermann, Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann
Siblings: Jayne Marie Mansfield, Venico Cimber, Zoltan Hargitay
Stepparent: Matt Cimber
Other names for Mariska Hargitay (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"玛莉丝卡·哈吉塔"
"Mariska Magdolna Hargitay"
Mariska Hargitay frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (37x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (34x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Bill Hader (23x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (23x, Crew)
Kristen Wiig (20x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (19x, Actor)
Will Forte (16x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (15x, Actress)
Molly Shannon (14x, Actress)
David Werntz (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2009, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024