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Mariska Hargitay
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.
As actor
My Mom Jayne
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
I Am Evidence
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Stuck
F--k
The Love Guru
Plain Truth
Perfume
Lake Placid
Night Sins
The Advocate's Devil
Leaving Las Vegas
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Blind Side
Bank Robber
Come the Morning
The Perfect Weapon
Hard Time Romance
Strawberry Road
Finish Line
Mr. Universe
Jocks
Welcome to 18
Ghoulies