Mariska Hargitay
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1964-01-23 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Марішка Маґдолна Гарґітей
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Olivia Benson
Law & Order
1990
as Olivia Benson
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Chicago Fire
2012
as Olivia Benson
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Olivia Benson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Seinfeld
1989
as Melissa (Elaine)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
ER
1994
as Cynthia Hooper
Sesame Street
1969
Falcon Crest
1981
as Carly Fixx
The View
1997
as Self
Baywatch
1989
as Lisa Peters
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Captain Olivia Benson
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Ellen
1994
as Dara
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
thirtysomething
1987
Wiseguy
1987
The Single Guy
1995
as Kate Conklin
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Olivia Benson
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Marsha
Booker
1989
as Michelle Larkin
Today
1952
as Self
All-American Girl
1994
as Jane
Cracker
1997
How To with John Wilson
2020
as Self
JoJo's Circus
2003
as Queen Regina (voice)
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Nominee
Can't Hurry Love
1995
as Didi Edelstein
Prince Street
1997
as Nina Echeverria
Gutsy
2022
as Self
Hotel Room
1993
as Tina
Grapevine
1992
as Katie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Tequila and Bonetti
1992
as Angela Garcia
Downtown
1986
as Jesse Smith
Movies (29)
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
as Hooker At Bar
Lake Placid
1999
as Myra Okubo
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as Self
The Love Guru
2008
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Jennifer
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Special Guest
Perfume
2001
as Darcy
Ghoulies
1985
as Donna
My Mom Jayne
2025
as Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020
as Mariska Hargitay
Strawberry Road
1991
as Jill Banner
Blind Side
1993
as Melanie
The Advocate's Devil
1997
as Rendi
Bank Robber
1993
as Marisa Benoit
Plain Truth
2004
as Ellie Harrison
Jocks
1986
as Nicole
F--k
2010
as Mariska
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994
as Etta Place
Finish Line
1989
as Lisa Karsh
Night Sins
1997
as Paige Price
I Am Evidence
2017
as Self
Welcome to 18
1986
as Joey
Come the Morning
1993
as Church Woman
Hard Time Romance
1991
as Anita
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
as (archive footage)
Mr. Universe
1988
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
2021
as Dr. Hart
Stuck
2013
as Narrator
About Mariska Hargitay
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 t… With 74 credits spanning from 1949 to 2025, Mariska Hargitay has appeared in 29 films and 45 TV shows.
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- Leaving Las Vegas (1995) — as Hooker At Bar
- Lake Placid (1999) — as Myra Okubo
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020) — as Self
- The Love Guru (2008) — as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
- The Perfect Weapon (1991) — as Jennifer
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