From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Movie | Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called | Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-04-09 |
Movie | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | Self | 2020-01-02 |
Movie | 30 Rock: A One-Time Special | Mariska Hargitay | 2020-07-16 |
Movie | I Am Evidence | Self | 2017-06-15 |
Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Jennifer | 2016-09-09 |
Movie | Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live | Self | 2015-12-20 |
Series | Chicago P.D. | Olivia Benson | 2014-01-08 |
Movie | Stuck | Narrator | 2013-02-23 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | The Love Guru | Mariska Hargitay (uncredited) | 2008-06-20 |
Series | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Olivia Benson | 2005-03-03 |
Movie | Plain Truth | Ellie Harrison | 2004-10-04 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Perfume | Darcy | 2001-04-08 |
Movie | Lake Placid | Myra Okubo | 1999-07-15 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson | 1999-09-20 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Prince Street | Nina Echeverria | 1997-03-06 |
Series | Cracker | Unknown | 1997-09-18 |
Movie | Night Sins | Paige Price | 1997-09-20 |
Movie | The Advocate's Devil | Rendi | 1997-10-05 |
Series | Can't Hurry Love | Didi Edelstein | 1995-09-18 |
Movie | Leaving Las Vegas | Hooker At Bar | 1995-10-27 |
Series | The Single Guy | Unknown | 1995-09-21 |
Series | ER | Cynthia Hooper | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Gambler V: Playing for Keeps | Etta Place | 1994-10-02 |
Series | Hotel Room | Tina | 1993-01-08 |
Movie | Bank Robber | Marisa Benoit | 1993-12-03 |
Movie | Blind Side | Melanie | 1993-01-30 |
Movie | Come the Morning | Church Woman | 1993-03-01 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Tequila and Bonetti | Angela Garcia | 1992-01-17 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Strawberry Road | Jill Banner | 1991-04-27 |
Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Jennifer | 1991-03-15 |
Series | Law & Order | Detective Olivia Benson | 1990-09-13 |
Movie | Finish Line | Lisa Karsh | 1989-01-11 |
Series | Baywatch | Lisa Peters | 1989-04-23 |
Series | Seinfeld | Melissa | 1989-07-05 |
Movie | Mr. Universe | 1988-05-30 | |
Series | Freddy's Nightmares | Unknown | 1988-10-09 |
Series | Wiseguy | Unknown | 1987-09-16 |
Series | thirtysomething | Unknown | 1987-09-29 |
Movie | Welcome to 18 | Joey | 1986-04-18 |
Movie | Jocks | Nicole | 1986-11-14 |
Series | Downtown | Jesse Smith | 1986-09-27 |
Movie | Ghoulies | Donna | 1985-01-18 |
Series | Falcon Crest | Unknown | 1981-12-04 |
Series | Sesame Street | Unknown | 1969-11-10 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |