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Mariska Hargitay
Hargitay in 2011
Born	Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (1964-01-23) January 23, 1964 (age 61) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations	Actress producer
Years active	1984\u2013present
Spouse	\n Peter Hermann (m. 2004)
Children	3^[a]
Parents	Mickey Hargitay (father) Jayne Mansfield (mother)
Relatives	Jayne Marie Mansfield (half-sister)
Awards	Full list
Signature

Mariska Magdolna Hargitay^[1] (/m\u0259\u02c8r\u026a\u0283k\u0259 \u02c8h\u0251\u02d0r\u0261\u026ate\u026a/;^[2] born January 23, 1964)^[3]^[4] is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. Hargitay has played Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, which is the longest-running character in the longest-running American primetime drama.^[5] Since 2013, she is among the highest-paid actresses on television.^[6]^[7] Her accolades include two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and in 2013, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is also known for her philanthropic work and activism. \n

Hargitay was born in Santa Monica, California, and is the daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield. She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles and enrolled in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, leaving before completing her degree to pursue acting. Her early credits include the series Falcon Crest and In the Heat of the Night (both 1988), Tequila and Bonetti (1992), Can't Hurry Love (1995\u20131996), and ER (1997\u20131998), and the drama film Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Aside from SVU, she co-produced the HBO documentary I Am Evidence (2017).\n

Hargitay founded the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to people who have been sexually abused, and became a certified rape counselor. She has engaged in initiatives to support domestic violence shelters, raise awareness about untested rape kits, and contributed to other causes.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1986\n	Downtown\n	Jesse Smith\n	Main role\n
1987\u20131988\n	Falcon Crest\n	Carly Fixx\n	Recurring role; 15 episodes\n
1988\n	In the Heat of the Night\n	Audine Higgs\n	Episode: \"...And Then You Die\"\n
Freddy's Nightmares\n	Marsha Wildmon\n	Episode: \"Freddy's Tricks and Treats\"\n
1989\n	Finish Line\n	Lisa Karsh\n	TV movie\n
Baywatch\n	Lisa Peters\n	Episode: \"Second Wave\"\n
1990\n	Wiseguy\n	Debbie Vitale\n	Episode: \"Romp\"\n
thirtysomething\n	Courtney Dunn\n	Episode: \"Fathers and Lovers\"\n
Booker\n	Michelle Larkina\n	Episode: \"Black Diamond Run\"\n
Gabriel's Fire\n	Carmen\n	Episode: \"Windows\"\n
1991\n	Adam-12\n	Michelle Brown\n	Episode: \"Anatomy of a Rape\"\n
1992\n	Tequila and Bonetti\n	Officer Angela Garcia\n	Main role\n
Grapevine\n	Katie\n	Episode: \"The Katie and Adam Story\"\n
1993\n	Hotel Room\n	Diane\n	Episodes: \"Getting Rid of Robert\" & \"Blackout\"\n
Blind Side\n	Melanie\n	TV movie\n
Key West\n	Laurel\n	Episode: \"Less Moonlight\"\n
Seinfeld\n	Melissa Shannon\n	Episode: \"The Pilot\"\n
1994\n	Gambler V: Playing for Keeps\n	Etta Place\n	TV movie\n
1995\n	All-American Girl\n	Jane\n	Episode: \"Young Americans\"\n
1995\u20131996\n	Can't Hurry Love\n	Didi Edelstein\n	Main role\n
1996\n	Ellen\n	Dara\n	Episode: \"The Mugging\"\n
The Lazarus Man\n	The Angel Maker\n	Episode: \"1.15\"\n
The Single Guy\n	Kate Conklin / Mounted Cop\n	3 episodes\n
1997\n	Night Sins\n	Paige Price\n	TV movie\n
Prince Street\n	Nina Echeverria\n	Recurring role; 6 episodes\n
Cracker\n	Penny Hatfield\n	Episode: \"True Romance 1\"\n
The Advocate's Devil\n	Rendi\n	TV movie\n
1997\u20131998\n	ER\n	Cynthia Hooper\n	Recurring role; 13 episodes\n
1999\n	Love, American Style\n	Wendy\n	Segment: \"Love and the Blind Date\"\n
1999\u2013present\n	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit\n	Olivia Benson\n	Main role; producer; director (9 episodes)\n
2000\u20132024\n	Law & Order\n	Recurring role; 6 episodes\n
2004\n	Plain Truth\n	Ellie Harrison\n	TV movie\n
2005\n	Law & Order: Trial by Jury\n	Olivia Benson\n	Episode: \"Day\"\n
2010\n	Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Kathy with a Z\"\n
2011\n	Barefoot Contessa\n	Episode: \"Sweet Charity\"\n
2014\u20132016\n	Chicago P.D.\n	Olivia Benson\n	Recurring role; 3 episodes\n
2015\n	Chicago Fire\n	Episode: \"We Called Her Jellybean\"\n
The Jim Gaffigan Show\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Maria\"\n
2017\n	Nightcap\n	Episode: \"Guest in a Snake\"\n
2019\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Olivia Benson\n	Cameo\n
2021\u2013present\n	Law & Order: Organized Crime\n	Recurring role\n
2022\n	Gutsy\n	Herself\n	Episode 3\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1985\n	Ghoulies\n	Donna\n	\n
1986\n	Welcome to 18\n	Joey\n	\n
1987\n	Jocks\n	Nicole\n	\n
1988\n	Mr. Universe\n	Herself\n	\n
1991\n	Hard Time Romance\n	Anita\n	\n
The Perfect Weapon\n	Jennifer\n	\n
Strawberry Road\n	Jill Banner\n	\n
1993\n	Bank Robber\n	Marisa Benoit\n	\n
1995\n	Leaving Las Vegas\n	Hooker at Bar\n	\n
1999\n	Lake Placid\n	Myra Okubo\n	\n
2001\n	Perfume\n	Darcy\n	Credited as Marishka Hargitay\n
2006\n	Tales from Earthsea\n	Tenar\n	Voice role\n
2008\n	The Love Guru\n	Herself\n	Cameo\n
2017\n	I Am Evidence\n	Producer of documentary\n
TBA\n	The Expendabelles \n	Karen Santi\n	\n

Year\n	Title\n	Artist\n	Notes\n
1984\n	\"She Loves My Car\"\n	Ronnie Milsap\n	^[82]\n
2015\n	\"Bad Blood\"\n	Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar\n	Justice^[83]\n
2021\n	\"93 Days\"\n	Grace Gaustad\n	Dr. Har\n
2022\n	\"Disappear\"\n	\n
\"The Cloud\"\n	\n

v t e Jayne Mansfield
\n Performances \n In popular culture \n
Family	\n Mickey Hargitay \n Jayne Marie Mansfield \n Mariska Hargitay \n Matt Cimber \n
Publicity	\n Jayne Mansfield\u2013Sophia Loren photo \n Jayne Mansfield's Pink Palace \n Jayne Mansfield's leopard spot bikini \n
Works on Mansfield	\n The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield \n Mansfield 66/67 \n Jayne Mansfield's Car \n The Jayne Mansfield Story \n

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