Mariska Hargitay
Acting
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…
Filmography
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The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony
2026
Nuns vs. The Vatican
2025
My Mom Jayne
2025
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020
The Planters
2019
My Beautiful Stutter
2019
Emanuel
2019
I Am Evidence
2017
Chicago P.D.
2014
Santorini Blue
2013
Stuck
2013
Chicago Fire
2012
F--k
2010
The Love Guru
2008
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Plain Truth
2004
JoJo's Circus
2003
Perfume
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Lake Placid
1999
The Advocate's Devil
1997
Night Sins
1997
Cracker
1997
Prince Street
Prince Street
1997
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
The Single Guy
1995
Can't Hurry Love
1995
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994
ER
1994
All-American Girl
1994
Ellen
1994
Bank Robber
1993
Come the Morning
1993
Blind Side
1993
Hotel Room
1993
Grapevine
1992
Tequila and Bonetti
1992
Hard Time Romance
Hard Time Romance
1991
Strawberry Road
1991
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Law & Order
1990
Booker
1989
Seinfeld
1989
Baywatch
1989
Finish Line
1989
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
thirtysomething
1987
Wiseguy
1987
Jocks
1986
Downtown
1986
Welcome to 18
1986
Ghoulies
1985
Falcon Crest
1981
Sesame Street
1969
