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Mariska Hargitay

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Mariska Hargitay - Actress

Occupation: Actress Birth Name: Mariska Magdolina Hargitay Birth Date: 01/23/1964 Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA Height: 5' 7" Sex: F Nationality: American Father: Mickey Hargitay Mother: Jayne Mansfield Spouse: Peter Hermann (since 28-Aug-04) Claim Fame: As Detective Olivia Benson in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (since 1999)

Mariska Magdolina Hargitay (also know as Marishka Hargitay) (b. January 23, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She is the fourth of Jayne Mansfield's five children. Mansfield had divorced Hungarian-born former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay (and would again in 1964), yet they were living together when Mariska was born. While actor Nelson Sardelli claims to have fathered her (her dark features in contrast to those of the sons Mansfield and Hargitay had would seem to support this), Hargitay, apparently, never questioned the child's paternity and raised her as his own.
On the night of June 29, 1967, Mariska and two of her brothers were asleep in the back seat of the car their mother and her boyfriend, lawyer Sam Brody, were riding in when it smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Mansfield, Brody, and their driver were killed instantly. Had the children not been lying down, they, too, would have been killed. But, miraculously, they escaped with minor bruises. Mariska, who has no memory of the accident, was left with a zig-zag scar down the side of her head.
Hargitay majored in theatre at UCLA and began her acting career by appearing on the television series, Falcon Crest in 1987. She learned her father's native language, Hungarian, but also speaks fluent French, English, and Italian.
In April 2004, she announced her engagement to Special Victims Unit actor Peter Hermann. They were married on August 28, 2004 in California.
Mariska won a Golden Globe this year in the category of Best Actress in a Drama Series. Her father and husband both attended the ceremony.

Filmography:

Year	Name	Star	Genre	Other
2005	True Crime: New York City	Deena Dixon	VG
2005	True Crime: New York City	Deena Dixon	VG
2004	Plain Truth	Ellie Harrison	TV
2004	Plain Truth	Ellie Harrison	TM
2001	Perfume	Darcy	MV	aka Dress to Kill
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Det. Olivia Benson	TV	aka Law & Order: SVU
1997	Prince Street	Det. Nina Echeverria	TV
1997	ER	Cynthia Hooper	TV
1997	The Advocate's Devil	Rendi	TM
1997	Night Sins	Paige Price	TM
1995	Can't Hurry Love	Didi Edelstein	TV
1994	Gambler V: Playing for Keeps	Etta Place	TM
1993	Blind Side	Melanie	TM
1993	Blind Side	Melanie	TV
1993	Bank Robber	Marisa Benoit	MV
1992	Tequila and Bonetti	Officer Angela Garcia	TV
1991	Hard Time Romance	Anita	MV
1989	Finish Line	Lisa Karsh	TV
1989	Finish Line	Lisa Karsh	TM
1988	Mr. Universe		MV
1985	Ghoulies	Donna	MV
1981	Falcon Crest	Carly Fixx (1988)	TV

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