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
years months actresses
As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.
mother dad love-you
Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her. Fifty years later, I'm fortunate enough to have my Dad with me. I love you, Dad.
priorities
I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now.
careers quitting reason
The only reason I have the career I have is that I didn't quit.
age problem moments
I've got no problems with my age. I rejoice in the knowledge I have accrued and savor the greatest moments, because I know how fast it goes.
childhood parent feelings
Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new.
pay-it-forward twelve folds
If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.
enjoy-life important enjoy
Being thin is not more important than enjoying life
mom fun air
I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air mom.
years looks clean
If I eat clean, I look 10 years younger.
realizing shows
I realize that you have to show up for your life.
mom curves trying
I wasn't at all trying to be skinny, My Mom is Jayne Mansfield, I'm allowed to have curves.
morning wine perfect
You know how you wake up in the morning and sometimes you look gorgeous and other times you look like you got hit by a mack truck? I realized that my mack truck is food. If I have no sugar, yeast or wine, I have no undereye bags and my skin is perfect.
thinking people wow
I think people were expecting me to be that kind of glamorous sexpot. So they were always, Wow you're not what I expected.