Mariska Hargitay

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mariska Hargitay
Occupation	Tv Actress
Date Of Birth	Jan 23, 1964(1964-01-23)
Age	60
Birthplace	Santa Monica
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mariska Hargitay Biography

Mariska Hargitay is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on January 23, 1964 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Actress best known by the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning character in the role of Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU. She was also in the movies Leaving Las Vegas and Lake Placid.

Her mother was former starlet Her mother is the late actress Jayne Mansfield, who became known as the Working Man’s Monroe., who was dubbed the”Working Man’s” Monroe.

Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress best known for her role as New York Police Department Captain Olivia Benson on the NBC drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay has starred in the show since 1999, and is the longest running cast member. For her role on the show, Hargitay has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, Hargitay 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 on television throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay’s work on that show led her to found the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization that provides support to people who have been sexually abused.

Hargitay’s parents divorced in May 1963, but a judge later found their Mexican divorce invalid. They reconciled a few months before Hargitay’s birth in January 1964, but soon separated again. In August 1964, her mother successfully petitioned the court to rule the Mexican divorce legal. A few weeks later, Mansfield married the director Matt Cimber, who had directed her in a 1964 production of the William Inge play Bus Stop. By the summer of 1966, however, Mansfield and Cimber had filed for divorce. On June 29, 1967, Mansfield was in an automobile accident on a stretch of U.S. Route 90 between New Orleans and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The accident ripped off the top of the car, instantly killing Mansfield; her boyfriend, Sam Brody; and the driver. Asleep in the back of the vehicle, Mariska, then three-and-a-half years old, was left with a zigzag scar on one side of her head. Her brothers, Miklós and Zoltán, escaped with minor injuries. After the death of their mother, the three siblings were raised by their father and his third wife, Ellen Siano. Hargitay dislikes comparisons with her famous mother and, at age 18, said, “My dad was Mr. Universe, so it would be fun for me to be Miss Universe”. Hargitay has said that the early loss of her mother left “a hole in my life that won’t ever be filled. I will never get over it. I will always be a girl who lost her mom”.

Her mother passed away when she was just three years old and her father, who was also a past Mr. Universe, took care of her as well as her siblings. She was married Her mother died when she was three, so her father, a former Mr. Universe, took care of her and her siblings. She married Peter Hermann in 2004; the couple had children named Amaya, Andrew, and August together. in 2004; they had three children, Amaya, Andrew, and August.

Mariska Hargitay Net Worth

Mariska Hargitay is one of the richest Tv Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mariska Hargitay 's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1982, while at UCLA She was named Miss Beverly Hills USA and placed fourth during Miss California USA. Miss California USA pageant.

Her first appearance on television was in the 1986 series Downtown in the role of Jesse Smith, and two years later she starred as Jesse Smith in Mr. Universe.

Hargitay was born at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of actress and 1950s-era sex symbol Jayne Mansfield. Her father was the Hungarian-born former Mr. Universe, Mickey Hargitay. Her first and middle names are Hungarian and refer to Mary Magdalene (Mariska is a diminutive of Mary). Though she was raised Catholic and has a very strong faith, Hargitay calls herself a Christian who does not go to church every Sunday. She has two older brothers, Miklós and Zoltán, and three half-siblings, Jayne Marie Mansfield and Antonio “Tony” Cimber (from her mother’s first and third marriages, respectively) and Tina Hargitay (from her father’s first marriage).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mariska Hargitay height 5 ft 8 in Mariska weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mariska Hargitay Dating?

According to our records, Mariska Hargitay married to Peter Hermann. As of December 1, 2023, Mariska Hargitay’s is not dating anyone.

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Casting for the lead characters of NBC police procedural television drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit occurred in the spring of 1999. Dick Wolf, along with officials from NBC and Studios USA, were at the final auditions for the two leads at Rockefeller Center. The last round had been narrowed down to six finalists. For the female lead – Detective Olivia Benson – Samantha Mathis, Reiko Aylesworth, and Hargitay were being considered. For the male role – Detective Elliot Stabler – the finalists were Tim Matheson, John Slattery, and Christopher Meloni. Meloni and Hargitay had auditioned in the final round together and after the actors left, there was a moment of dead silence, after which Wolf blurted out, “Oh well. There’s no doubt who we should choose – Hargitay and Meloni.” The duo, who Wolf believed had the perfect chemistry from the first time he saw them together, were his first choice. Garth Ancier, then head of NBC Entertainment, agreed, and the rest of the panel assembled voiced their assent. Hargitay trained as a rape crisis advocate to prepare for the role of Benson. She has portrayed Benson since 1999.

Facts & Trivia

Mariska Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mariska Hargitay celebrates birthday on January 23 of every year.

On August 28, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California, Hargitay married Peter Hermann, an actor whom she met on the set of Law & Order: SVU, on which he plays the recurring role of Defense Attorney Trevor Langan. On June 28, 2006, Hargitay gave birth to their son, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann, by an emergency caesarean section. In April 2011, she and her husband adopted a baby girl, Amaya Josephine, and attended her birth. In October 2011, she and her husband adopted a baby boy, Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann, who had been born in mid-2011.

How many languages does Mariska Hargitay speak?

Languages

How much does Mariska Hargitay earn per episode?

1 Mariska Hargitay: $100 million Hargitay has starred as Olivia for over 20 years, making her the longest-serving cast member on the show. Her salary has climbed to $500,000 per episode , not too shabby when you consider every season has about 22 episodes.

When did Mariska Hargitay have a baby?

August, who is Hargitay and Hermann’s first son and their only biological child, was born on June 28, 2006 , when the Law & Order actress was 42. According to People, “August” has been a name in Hermann’s family for more than 200 years, while “Miklos” was the name of Hargitay’s late father.

How old was Mariska Hargitay season 1?

Mariska Hargitay has appeared in every single season of Law & Order: SVU for the past 20 years. From the ages of 35 to 55 she portrayed Olivia Benson as she rose up the ranks of the SVU from a junior detective to a lieutenant.

Does Mariska Hargitay have any children?

Children