Mariska Hargitay
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 29.909 |
| Birthday | 1964-01-23 |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Also Known As | 玛莉丝卡·哈吉塔, |
1995
Leaving Las Vegas
7.262/1381
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There,...
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Leaving Las Vegas
1999
Lake Placid
5.885/1082
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix...
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Lake Placid
2008
The Love Guru
4.1/684
Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and self-help expert. His skill...
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The Love Guru
1991
The Perfect Weapon
6.118/106
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's ment...
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The Perfect Weapon
1993
Blind Side
5.429/35
A couple visits Mexico to scout a new location for their furniture manufacturing business and hit a cop with their car on the way back stateside. Real...
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Blind Side
2001
Perfume
5/22
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other characters during a wild modeling show in New York Ci...
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Perfume
1986
Jocks
4.9/16
When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college tennis tournament in fun-filled Las Vegas, all the...
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Jocks
1985
Ghoulies
4.661/228
A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.
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Ghoulies
1994
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
6/2
Brady Hawkes has to run to his son's rescue once again in this continuation of the Gambler stories. Jeremiah is now a young man who has become involve...
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Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
2004
Plain Truth
5.867/15
An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.
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Plain Truth
1986
Welcome to 18
3/3
Three young women looking for adventure get jobs on a dude ranch. The film follows the adventures of three high school girls the summer after they gr...
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Welcome to 18
2013
Stuck
5.4/7
The documentary “Stuck” follows Americans' quest to adopt orphans from Ethiopia, Haiti and Vietnam.
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Stuck
1997
Night Sins
5.2/4
A female FBI investigator takes over jurisdiction in Dear Lake, a small northern town just as a young boy is abducted. Her investigation leads to a bi...
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Night Sins
1997
The Advocate's Devil
6.6/5
A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a big win is brought in to get the star off. The law...
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The Advocate's Devil
1989
Finish Line
6/2
In order to get better results, a young athlete starts using steroids and begins his downfall.
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Finish Line
2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
8.5/139
Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor Swift's entire performance while al...
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
1993
Bank Robber
4.7/6
After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as the...
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Bank Robber
2017
I Am Evidence
6.4/23
The modern criminal justice system is hindered by the fact that countless rape kits remain untested in police evidence storage facilities across the U...
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I Am Evidence
1991
Strawberry Road
10/1
Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integra...
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Strawberry Road
2010
F--k
5.8/6
Some people will do anything to find the location.
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F--k
2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
5.1/9
In a one-time special event featuring all the beloved characters from the original series, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy reunite the TGS team to help Ken...
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30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.804/148
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
9.6/5
Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews wit...
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
1993
Come the Morning
3/1
In search of her estranged husband, a mother brings her 3 children to Los Angeles in the hope of finding him. With no prospects they wander the street...
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Come the Morning
2021
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
0/0
Grace Gaustad presents the short documentary film 'BLKBX: wht r u hding?' — a powerful musical anthology.
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BLKBX: wht r u hding?
2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
7.6/9
A portrait of the actress Winona Ryder, the great muse of nineties cinema, who, although she has had an atypical and somewhat erratic career, has alwa...
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Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
1988
Mr. Universe
0/0
Two Hungarian documentary makers, having heard nothing about their countryman Mickey Hargitay for almost 15 years, embark on a quest for the former bo...
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Mr. Universe
1991
Hard Time Romance
0/0
A good-hearted, second-rate rodeo cowboy fights his way through numerous obstacles, including a Mexican jail, to get his long-time girlfriend to marry...
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