Biography
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…
Career works
76
Movies
29
Series
47
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
01/23/1964
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
My Mom Jayne
2025 · 8.0
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022 · 7.7
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
2021
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020 · 6.3
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020 · 9.7
I Am Evidence
2017 · 6.4
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · 8.4
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015 · 6.4
Stuck
2013 · 5.4
F--k
2010 · 5.8
The Love Guru
2008 · 4.1
Plain Truth
2004 · 6.1
Perfume
2001 · 4.8
Lake Placid
1999 · 5.9
The Advocate's Devil
1997 · 5.9
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025 · 5.5
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Gutsy
2022 · 3.5
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 · 7.9
How To with John Wilson
2020 · 8.1
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · 5.8
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.3
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · 5.8
Chicago P.D.
2014 · 8.4
Chicago Fire
2012 · 8.4
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · 5.0
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · 8.1
JoJo's Circus
2003 · 6.9