Mariska Hargitay

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 23, 1964 (61 years old)

Mariska Hargitay

Known For

My Mom Jayne
1h 45m
Movie 2025

My Mom Jayne

Mariska Hargitay was three years old when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, tragically died in a car accident at the age of 34. The film follows Mariska as she seeks to know, understand, and embrace her mother for the first time. Through intimate interviews and a collection of never-before-seen photos and home movies, she grapples with her mother’s public and private legacy and discovers the layers and depth of who Jayne was, not only to her audience but to those who were closest to her.

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
0h 53m
Movie 2022

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

A portrait of the actress Winona Ryder, the great muse of nineties cinema, who, although she has had an atypical and somewhat erratic career, has always offered performances as sensitive as they are honest.

30 Rock: A One-Time Special
0h 55m
Movie 2020

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

In a one-time special event featuring all the beloved characters from the original series, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy reunite the TGS team to help Kenneth Parcell with an advertiser presentation.

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
0h 42m
Movie 2020

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews with the actors, creators and crew members.

I Am Evidence
1h 29m
Movie 2017

I Am Evidence

The modern criminal justice system is hindered by the fact that countless rape kits remain untested in police evidence storage facilities across the United States. Only eight states currently have laws requiring mandatory testing of rape kits.

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2h 12m
Movie 2015

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor Swift's entire performance while also mixing in behind-the-scene, rehearsal, and special guest footage from her 1989 Tour.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV Show 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Prince Street
1h 0m
TV Show 1997

Prince Street

The members of the NYPD Intelligence Division live double lives as they work undercover most of the time, trying to catch the most dangerous criminals in the city. They share their time between home, criminal underworlds, and their secret headquarter on Prince Street.

Can't Hurry Love
0h 30m
TV Show 1995

Can't Hurry Love

A single 30-something woman living in New York searches for romance with the help -- or hindrance -- of her three friends.

Hotel Room
1h 39m
TV Show 1993

Hotel Room

The lives of several people spanning from 1936 to 1993 are chronicled during their overnight stay at a New York City hotel room.

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.

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