Acting
Mariska Hargitay
EN, DE, FR, JA cinema · 36 credits
Born
23 January 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Марішка Маґдолна Гарґітей · Mariska Magdolna Hargitay
Mariska Magdolna 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
Filmography
The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony
Executive Producer
My Mom Jayne
as Self, Director, Producer
Nuns vs. The Vatican
Executive Producer
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
as Dr. Hart, Executive Producer
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mariska Hargitay
The Planters
Associate Producer
My Beautiful Stutter
Executive Producer
Emanuel
Co-Producer
I Am Evidence
as Self, Producer
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
as Self (archive footage)
Stuck
as Narrator
Santorini Blue
Associate Producer
F--k
as Mariska
The Love Guru
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
Plain Truth
as Ellie Harrison
Perfume
as Darcy
Lake Placid
as Myra Okubo
Night Sins
as Paige Price
The Advocate's Devil
as Rendi
Leaving Las Vegas
as Hooker At Bar
Gambler: Playing for Keeps
as Etta Place
Blind Side
as Melanie
Bank Robber
as Marisa Benoit
Come the Morning
as Church Woman
The Perfect Weapon
as Jennifer
Strawberry Road
as Jill Banner
Finish Line
as Lisa Karsh
Mr. Universe
as Self
Jocks
as Nicole
Welcome to 18
as Joey
Ghoulies
as Donna