Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Mariska Hargitay
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 6240
IMDb ID: nm0002127
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1964
Age: 62
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2025
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q275964
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (3)Associate Producer (2)Co-Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Mariska Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, director and activist, best known for her role as New York City sex crimes Detective Olivia Benson on on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe. The daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Hargitay is a former beauty queen who made her film debut in the 1985 horror-comedy film Ghoulies, and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series, Downtown. She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mariska Hargitay.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Mariska Hargitay.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mariska Hargitay.
8.5
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
2015 Movie
7.2
Leaving Las Vegas
as Hooker At Bar
1995 Movie
6.2
The Perfect Weapon
as Jennifer
1991 Movie
5.9
Lake Placid
as Myra Okubo
1999 Movie
4.9
Ghoulies
as Donna
1985 Movie
4.1
The Love Guru
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
2008 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Mariska Hargitay.
8.4
Chicago P.D.
as Olivia Benson • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as Olivia Benson • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Melissa (Elaine) • 2 eps
1989 Series
8.1
How To with John Wilson
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director • 9 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Captain Olivia Benson • 14 eps
2021 Series
7.8
ER
as Cynthia Hooper • 13 eps
1994 Series
7.4
Law & Order
as Olivia Benson • 7 eps
1990 Series
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
as Marsha • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
1 eps
1969 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mariska Hargitay.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mariska Hargitay.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director • 9 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Law & Order
as Olivia Benson • 7 eps
1990 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
as Olivia Benson • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as Olivia Benson • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Melissa (Elaine) • 2 eps
1989 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
1 eps
1969 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mariska Hargitay.
Nuns vs. The Vatican
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.2
The Planters
Associate Producer
2019 Movie
10.0
My Beautiful Stutter
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
6.1
Emanuel
Co-Producer
2019 Movie
6.4
I Am Evidence
Producer
2017 Movie
3.0
Santorini Blue
Associate Producer
2013 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mariska Hargitay.
8.1
My Mom Jayne
as Self
2025 Movie
7.7
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Actress on the Stage (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Movie
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
as Dr. Hart
2021 Movie
6.0
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
as Mariska Hargitay
2020 Movie
9.7
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020 Movie
6.4
I Am Evidence
as Self
2017 Movie
8.5
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
2015 Movie
5.4
Stuck
as Narrator
2013 Movie
5.8
F--k
as Mariska
2010 Movie
4.1
The Love Guru
as Mariska Hargitay (uncredited)
2008 Movie
5.9
Plain Truth
as Ellie Harrison
2004 Movie
4.7
Perfume
as Darcy
2001 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mariska Hargitay.
3.5
Gutsy
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Captain Olivia Benson • 14 eps
2021 Series
8.1
How To with John Wilson
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.1
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self • 2 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
as Olivia Benson • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as Olivia Benson • 1 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Olivia Benson • 1 eps
2005 Series