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Biography

Mariska was born on January 23, 1964 as Mariska Magdolna Hargitay. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Her legendary parents, Jayne Mansfield and…more

Born

1/23/1964, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Mariska Magdolina Hargitay

Gender

Female

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Star (5)

Role
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Det. Olivia Benson
  - S 13: Ep 23 Rhodium Nights
    5/23/12
  - S 13: Ep 22 Strange Beauty
    5/16/12
  - S 13: Ep 21 Learning Curve
    5/9/12
  - S 13: Ep 20 Father Dearest
    5/2/12
  - S 13: Ep 19 Street Revenge
    4/25/12
  - + 281 More Credits
- Prince Street
  Det. Nina Echeverria
  - S 1: Ep 2 God Bless America
    3/12/97
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/6/97
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Room Without a View
  - S 1: Ep 5 Father and Sons
  - S 1: Ep 4 Drugs, Lies and Videotape
  - + 1 More Credits
- Can't Hurry Love
  Didi Edelstein (1995-95)
  - S 1: Ep 19 Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor? (a.k.a. Liz Taylor Show)
    2/26/96
  - S 1: Ep 18 I Never Cooked for My Father
    2/19/96
  - S 1: Ep 17 Valentine's Day Massacred
    2/12/96
  - S 1: Ep 16 Between the Lines
    2/5/96
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Boss
    1/22/96
  - + 14 More Credits
- Tequila and Bonetti
  Off. Angela Garcia
  - — Runt of the Litter
    11/17/92
  - S 1: Ep 11 Brooklyn and the Beast
    4/17/92
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Perfect Match
    3/13/92
  - S 1: Ep 7 Tale of the Dragon
    3/6/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Rose Cadillac
    1/31/92
  - + 1 More Credits
- Downtown (1986)
  Jesse Smith
  - S 1: Ep 13 (unknown title)
    8/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
    12/27/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 Flowers
    12/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 Tracks of My Tears
    12/13/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Goin' to California
    12/6/86
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- ER
  Cynthia Hooper
  - S 4: Ep 16 My Brother's Keeper
    3/5/98
  - S 4: Ep 14 Family Practice
    2/5/98
  - S 4: Ep 13 Carter's Choice
    1/29/98
  - S 4: Ep 12 Sharp Relief
    1/15/98
  - S 4: Ep 11 Think Warm Thoughts
    1/8/98
  - + 8 More Credits
- Falcon Crest
  Carly Fixx
  - S 8: Ep 2 Farewell, My Lovelies
    11/4/88
  - S 8: Ep 1 Changing Times
    10/28/88
  - S 7: Ep 28 Last Dance
    5/6/88
  - S 7: Ep 27 As Tears Go By
    4/29/88
  - S 7: Ep 25 King's Gambit
    4/15/88
  - + 10 More Credits
Guest Star (31)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 2371 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 05/15/2012
    5/15/12
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 137 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    3/19/08
  - S 2: Ep 115 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    2/18/08
  - S 2: Ep 113 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    2/14/08
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 56: Ep 189 September 20, 2007
    9/20/07
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Mariska Hargitay, Kanye West
    9/14/07
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
- JoJo's Circus
  Queen Regina
  - S 3: Ep 5 Princess for a Day
    7/17/06
- Law & Order
  Detective Olivia Benson
  - S 16: Ep 2 Flaw
    9/28/05
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/18/05
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  Detective Olivia Benson
  - S 1: Ep 11 Day (2)
    5/3/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 168 Show #2889
    3/4/05
  - S 8: Ep 3 990917
    9/17/99
- The View
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 121 Hargitay/Fairchild
    2/22/05
  - S 7: Ep 56 Ford/Hargitay
    11/18/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 111 Kelsey Grammer, Mariska Hargitay, Lewis Black
    5/12/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 108 Matt Dillon, Mariska Hargitay, The White Stripes
    4/24/03
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 97 Show #1752
    2/7/02
- Law & Order
  Olivia Benson
  - S 10: Ep 15 Fools For Love
    2/23/00
  - S 10: Ep 14 Entitled
    2/18/00
- Cracker (US)
  Guest Star
- The Single Guy
  Kate Conklin (aka, the Mounted Cop)
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Virgin
    11/7/96
  - S 2: Ep 4 Kept Man
    10/10/96
  - S 2: Ep 1 Mounted Cop
    9/19/96
- Ellen
  Dara
  - S 3: Ep 27 The Mugging
    5/21/96
- All-American Girl
  Jane
  - S 1: Ep 19 Young Americans
    3/15/95
- Seinfeld
  Melissa Shannon
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Pilot (1)
    5/20/93
- Grapevine (1992)
  Katie
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Katie and Adam Story
    6/22/92
- New Adam-12
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 21 Anatomy of a Rape
    8/12/91
- Gabriel's Fire
  Carmen
  - S 1: Ep 10 Windows
    11/29/90
- Booker
  Michelle Larkin
  - S 1: Ep 15 Black Diamond Run
    2/18/90
- thirtysomething
  Courtney Dunton
  - S 3: Ep 15 Fathers and Lovers
    2/13/90
- Wiseguy
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 15 Romp
    2/7/90
- Baywatch
  Lisa Peters
  - S 1: Ep 4 Second Wave
    10/13/89
- Freddy's Nightmares
  Marsha
  - S 1: Ep 4 Freddy's Tricks and Treats
    10/29/88
- In the Heat of the Night
  Audine
  - S 1: Ep 8 ...And Then You Die
    5/3/88
- Hotel Room
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Getting Rid of Robby
- The Lazarus Man
  Sarah
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Angel Maker

Mariska Hargitay News

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What to Watch Tonight: The Season Finales of NCIS, NCIS:Los Angeles, and 90210

By Price Peterson, May 15, 2012

Plus: Private Practice and Lindsay Lohan guest stars on Glee. read more
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NBC Renews Law & Order: SVU, Orders New Drama Chicago Fire

By Tim Surette, May 09, 2012

NBC is bringing back a veteran for Season 14 and hoping to fan some flames with a new series about firefighters. read more

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- Mariska & JHF are recipients of the Peace Over Violence Humanitarian Empowerment Award. The Awards were held on Nov.6th at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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- Didn't have any dialogue when she appeared in the movie The Perfect Weapon.
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- Mariska was honored by The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)at the 2009 Rays of Hope Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Washington, D.C. at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. She was honored for her efforts in raising awareness about cancer survivorship issues.
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- Mariska:(On what keeps her sane and well nourished on the set) Non-fattening dark chocolate fortified with all the vitamins and nutrients I need... I wish. Actually, its largely about staying away from the craft-services table and making sure there isn't a bag of chips in my hand when we're waiting to get our last shot at 1:00 a.m.
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- Mariska: (On what about chocolate draws people in) Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.
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- Mariska: (On which she prefers cooking or eating) Eating. Especially if its not my turn to do the dishes.
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