As Actor, As Director
My Mom Jayne
2025
8.1
Mariska Hargitay
Acting
Birth Date
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
9.7
As Actor
F--k
2010
5.8
As Actor
Plain Truth
2004
5.9
As Actor
Perfume
2001
4.8
As Actor
Lake Placid
1999
5.9
As Actor
The Advocate's Devil
1997
5.7
As Actor
Night Sins
1997
6.2
As Actor
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994
6.3
As Actor
Bank Robber
1993
4.3
As Actor
Blind Side
1993
5.4
As Actor
Strawberry Road
1991
10.0
As Actor
The Perfect Weapon
1991
6.2
As Actor
Finish Line
1989
4.3
As Actor
Jocks
1986
4.4
As Actor
Welcome to 18
1986
2.5
As Actor
Ghoulies
1985
4.9