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Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay TV Listings

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USATue, Jul 7, 6:00 AMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
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NBCTue, Jul 7, 10:00 PMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
USATue, Jul 7, 11:00 PMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
USASat, Jul 11, 6:00 AMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
NBCSat, Jul 11, 10:00 PMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
USASun, Jul 12, 12:00 AMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
USASun, Jul 12, 6:00 AMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
USASun, Jul 12, 12:00 PMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
USASun, Jul 12, 1:00 PMLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitBuy
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Mariska Hargitay Biography

Mariska Hargitay
  • Birth Name: Mariska Magdolina Hargitay
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/23/1964, Aquarius
  • Profession: Actor
The daughter of bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay and tragic Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield, Hargitay embarked on an acting career in the early '80s. Primarily a small-screen player, Hargitay floundered in a succession of short-lived series (Tequila and Bonetti, Prince Street) before a recurring part as Dr. Greene's ditzy girlfriend on ER jump-started her career in the late '90s. In 1999 she landed a leading role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a tough but empathetic sex-crime detective. Her work on the show earned her an Emmy in 2006 — the same year she gave birth to her son with husband Peter Hermann — and inspired her to found the Joyful Heart Foundation, which assists sexual-assault survivors.
Mariska Hargitay Fast Facts:
  • Speaks fluent French, Hungarian and Italian.
  • On June 29, 1967, Hargitay and her two brothers were in the backseat of the car with their mother, Jayne Mansfield, and her mother's boyfriend, Sam Brody. Their car slammed into a tractor trailer, instantly killing Mansfield and Brody, but leaving the three children miraculously unharmed.
  • Was crowned Miss Beverly Hills in 1982.
  • Enjoys traveling and says Rome is her favorite city.
  • Suffered a collapsed lung while doing her own stunts on the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; underwent surgery to repair it in January 2009.
    Mariska Hargitay Relationships:
  • Antonio Raphael Ottaviano Cimber - Half Brother
  • August Miklos Friedrich Hermann - Son
  • Jayne Mansfield - Mother
  • Jayne Marie Mansfield - Half Sister
  • Mickey Hargitay - Father
  • Miklos 'Mickey' Hargitay Jr. - Brother
  • Peter Hermann - Husband
  • Tina Hargitay - Half Sister
  • Zoltan Hargitay - Brother

    • Mariska Hargitay Awards:
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner

  • College:
  • University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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