Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay is an American actress best known for her role as NYPD Special Victims Unit Detective/Sergeant/Lieutenant Olivia Benson on the NBC drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, for which she has earned multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth23 January 1964
CitySanta Monica, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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Surviving and thriving in the wake of my mother's loss, I learned to believe in God. He has a plan, if you pay attention to the signs. I am inspired by the absolute proof of miracles.
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I already feel like I've won. It's an honor to be nominated. Really, unless you're an actor, you don't understand. To be nominated in the same category as Glenn Close?
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Meisner technique was different than anything I'd ever experienced. It's a really great way to be accountable to your craft and to yourself, but also it takes that kind of focus and dedication to learn anything.
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They say that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is 4 years. People can't do it longer than that because it's so difficult.
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It wasn't really that hard to act when you see somebody holding a gun to your partner. It's also believing the circumstances and I believed it.
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Kids who drink alcohol, fairly regularly before they're 14 have a 48% chance... of becoming alcoholics.
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The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body.
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I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.