Mariska Hargitay American Actress Born 1964 in Santa Monica

Mariska Hargitay (23 January 1964, Santa Monica) is an American actress. Her best-known titles on this site are Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and The Love Guru (2008).

Early life

Her parents are Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield. Schooling on record includes UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television; Marymount High School; and The Groundlings.

Career

Her first listed screen credit dates to 1983, with Star 80. Work from the 1980s includes Ghoulies (1985) and Cobra (1986). Leaving Las Vegas (1995) and Lake Placid (1999) are among her 1990s credits. In the 2000s, she appeared in Perfume (2001) and Plain Truth (2004).

The list below counts 16 films and 3 TV series from 1983 to 2025. Her latest credit on record is My Mom Jayne (2025). Mariska Hargitay also worked as director on My Mom Jayne.

Recognition

Among her honours is the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, won in 2004 for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Other wins include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2006) for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Among her nominations is the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2004 for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In all, Mariska Hargitay has won 3 awards and received 16 nominations.

Public roles

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Personal life

She has been married to Peter Hermann since 2004. She has 3 children on record.