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Filmography
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Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Olivia Benson / Detective Olivia Benson (1999-2021) -
Tales from Earthsea Tenar (2006) -
Lake Placid Myra Okubo (1999) -
Known For
Leaving Las Vegas Hooker at Bar (1995) -
Actress
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Olivia Benson (1999-2021)
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Law & Order: Organized Crime Olivia Benson (2021) -
Saturday Night Live Olivia Benson (2019) -
Nightcap Mariska Hargitay (2017) -
Chicago P.D. Sergeant Olivia Benson (2014-2016) -
Taylor Swift: Bad Blood Justice (2015) -
Chicago Fire Olivia Benson (2015) -
F--K Mariska (2010) -
Tales from Earthsea Tenar (2006)
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True Crime: New York City Deena Dixon (2005) -
![Law & Order]( "Law & Order")
Law & Order Detective Olivia Benson (2000-2005) -
![Law & Order: Trial by Jury]( "Law & Order: Trial by Jury")
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Olivia Benson (2005) -
![Plain Truth]( "Plain Truth")
Plain Truth Ellie Harrison (2004) -
![Perfume]( "Perfume")
Perfume Darcy (2001) -
Prince Street Detective Nina Echeverria (1997-2000)
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![Love American Style]( "Love American Style")
Love American Style Wendy (segment "Love And The Blind Date") (1999) -
![Lake Placid]( "Lake Placid")
Lake Placid Myra Okubo (1999) -
![ER]( "ER")
ER Cynthia Hooper (1997-1998) -
![The Advocate's Devil]( "The Advocate's Devil")
The Advocate's Devil Rendi (1997) -
![Cracker: Mind Over Murder]( "Cracker: Mind Over Murder")
Cracker: Mind Over Murder Detective Penny Hatfield (1997) -
![Night Sins]( "Night Sins")
Night Sins Paige Price (1997) -
![The Lazarus Man]( "The Lazarus Man")
The Lazarus Man Sara Henderson (1996) -
![The Single Guy]( "The Single Guy")
The Single Guy Kate Conklin the Mounted Cop (1996) -
![Ellen]( "Ellen")
Ellen Dara (1996) -
![Can't Hurry Love]( "Can't Hurry Love")
Can't Hurry Love Didi Edelstein (1995-1996) -
![Leaving Las Vegas]( "Leaving Las Vegas")
Leaving Las Vegas Hooker at Bar (1995) -
![All-American Girl]( "All-American Girl")
All-American Girl Jane (1995) -
![Gambler V: Playing for Keeps]( "Gambler V: Playing for Keeps")
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps Etta Place (1994) -
![Come the Morning]( "Come the Morning")
Come the Morning Church Woman (1993) -
![Bank Robber]( "Bank Robber")
Bank Robber Marisa Benoit (1993) -
![Seinfeld]( "Seinfeld")
Seinfeld Melissa (1993) -
![Key West]( "Key West")
Key West Laurel (1993) -
![Blind Side]( "Blind Side")
Blind Side Melanie (1993) -
![Hotel Room]( "Hotel Room")
Hotel Room Tina (1993) -
![Tequila and Bonetti]( "Tequila and Bonetti")
Tequila and Bonetti Officer Angela Garcia (1992) -
![Grapevine]( "Grapevine")
Grapevine Katie (1992) -
![FBI: The Untold Stories]( "FBI: The Untold Stories")
FBI: The Untold Stories Agent Michele Evans (1992) -
![Hard Time Romance]( "Hard Time Romance")
Hard Time Romance Anita (1991) -
![The New Adam-12]( "The New Adam-12")
The New Adam-12 Michelle Brown (1991) -
![Strawberry Road]( "Strawberry Road")
Strawberry Road Jill Banner (1991) -
![The Perfect Weapon]( "The Perfect Weapon")
The Perfect Weapon Jennifer (1991) -
![Gabriel's Fire]( "Gabriel's Fire")
Gabriel's Fire Carmen (1990) -
![Booker]( "Booker")
Booker Michelle Larkin (1990) -
![Thirtysomething]( "Thirtysomething")
Thirtysomething Courtney Dunn (1990) -
![Wiseguy]( "Wiseguy")
Wiseguy Debbie Vitale (1990) -
![Baywatch]( "Baywatch")
Baywatch Lisa Peters (1989) -
![Finish Line]( "Finish Line")
Finish Line Lisa Karsh (1989) -
![Falcon Crest]( "Falcon Crest")
Falcon Crest Carly Fixx (1988) -
![Freddy's Nightmares]( "Freddy's Nightmares")
Freddy's Nightmares Marsha (1988) -
![Mr. Universe]( "Mr. Universe")
Mr. Universe (1988) -
![In the Heat of the Night]( "In the Heat of the Night")
In the Heat of the Night Audine Higgs (1988) -
![Downtown]( "Downtown")
Downtown Jesse Smith (1986-1987) -
![Jocks]( "Jocks")
Jocks Nicole (1986) -
![Welcome to 18]( "Welcome to 18")
Welcome to 18 Joey (1986) -
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Actress
![Ghoulies]( "Ghoulies")
Ghoulies Donna (1984) -
Producer
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]( "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2014-2021) -
![My Beautiful Stutter]( "My Beautiful Stutter")
My Beautiful Stutter (2021) -
![Emanuel]( "Emanuel")
Emanuel (2019) -
![I Am Evidence]( "I Am Evidence")
I Am Evidence (2017) -
![Santorini Blue]( "Santorini Blue")
Santorini Blue (2013) -
ProducerCopy That (2006)
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Soundtrack
![Falcon Crest]( "Falcon Crest")
Falcon Crest (1988) -
Director
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]( "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2014-2020) -
Archive footage
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2016-2021) -
From the Start! (2016)
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![The Meredith Vieira Show]( "The Meredith Vieira Show")
The Meredith Vieira Show (2015) -
![CNN NewsCenter]( "CNN NewsCenter")
CNN NewsCenter (2014) -
![Extra with Billy Bush]( "Extra with Billy Bush")
Extra with Billy Bush (2014) -
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![Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy]( "Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy")
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Archive footage
![30 Rock]( "30 Rock")
30 Rock (2007) -
![Corazón de...]( "Corazón de...")
Corazón de... (2005)
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Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Majored in theatre at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Quotes
[on the disturbing aspects of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)] When I read the script sometimes, it's like "Christ! Enough!". I can't sleep at night sometimes. There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower ...
Nickname
Maria
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay
Santa Monica, California, USA
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