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Mariska Hargitay

マリシュカ・ハージティ　/　まりしゅか・はーじてぃ

American television actor

January 23, 1964 (age 62)　・　Providence Saint John's Health Center, California, United States

California
television actor
film actor
actor

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.

Overview

Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (; born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, philanthropist, producer, and director. Hargitay is known for playing Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, the longest-running character of all time in an American primetime drama. Her accolades include an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

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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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Dragon
Origin: Providence Saint John's Health Center, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / actor / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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