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
category glenn honor nominated unless
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?
absolute attention believe god inspired learned pay proof surviving thriving wake
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.
york
I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.
script
There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower off.
average years people
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.
believe gun partners
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.
kids alcohol becoming
Kids who drink alcohol, fairly regularly before they're 14 have a 48% chance... of becoming alcoholics.
real hair projects
You should've seen my big hair in the 80's, that was a real project.
mean eggs nests
I have a nest egg, and I don't buy above my means.
baby home house
It's very difficult leaving the house anytime with my baby at home.
dating trying figures
Our early dating life consisted of trying to figure out whether we were dating.
profound soul body
The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body.
proof living-proof
Life begins at 40, and I'm living proof.
winning awards role-models
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.