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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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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As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.
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If I eat clean, I look 10 years younger.
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I've always heard that you'll know, but I never understood it. With Peter, we even broke up after we dated for a year, for two or three months, but I still knew. I knew there was something different about this union. Even through the hard times, it was like "How are we going to get through this?
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Over half a million women are raped in this country every year, and only a fraction of them report it because they're too ashamed. It’s a really screwed up world, but its not your fault, and what happened to you, it doesn't make you the monster.
I think one of the mistakes actors make is we're so focused on what we're going to say.
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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.
I have everything I need. Our house is very joyful.
My heart just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
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When people say that I'm the frontrunner, I laugh. I'm nominated with Glenn Close - like I've got a shot.
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It's been quite an education doing this show and living in New York at the same time, and being exposed to so many different kinds of people,
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It's a big couple of months for me.
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It's a new skill to have two children that want you at the same time.
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...it's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself not for everyone else....