Known for Acting
Birthday
January 23, 1964
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Chicago Fire

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Chicago P.D.

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seinfeld

Saturday Night Live

ER

The View

Sesame Street

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Falcon Crest

Baywatch

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno