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Mariska Hargitay was born in Providence Saint John's Health Center, California, United States on January 23, 1964. Mariska Hargitay is listed as a television actor, film actor and film director. The age as of 2026 is 62. Schooling on record includes Marymount High School and University of California, Los Angeles. Listed accolades include Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2004), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2006) and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
My Take
Mariska Hargitay earns my deepest professional respect for doing the hardest thing in television: staying. Playing Olivia Benson since 1999, the longest-running character in American primetime drama, could have calcified into routine, yet she kept finding new corners in the role, winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe along the way. What moves me is how the work bled into life, with her advocacy for survivors growing directly out of the stories she told on screen. Add directing and producing, and you have an artist who turned one role into a vocation. That kind of commitment is vanishingly rare, and I find it quietly heroic.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mariska Hargitay
- Name (Japanese)
- マリシュカ・ハージティ
- Reading
- まりしゅか・はーじてぃ
- Born
- January 23, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- Providence Saint John's Health Center, California, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / film director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Marymount High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/therealmariskahargitay/
- Xhttps://x.com/mariska
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariska%20Hargitay
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275964
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mariska Hargitay born?
Born January 23, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Mariska Hargitay from?
Mariska Hargitay is from Providence Saint John's Health Center, California, United States.
What does Mariska Hargitay do?
Mariska Hargitay works as television actor, film actor, actor, film director.
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