
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Hargitay has also appeared in the films Lake Placid and The Perfect Weapon, as well as the series The Gambler V: Playing For Keeps. Beyond her television work, she has appeared in the documentaries I Am Evidence and My Beautiful Stutter, the latter of which she also produced. She also directed the documentary My Mom Jayne.
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- TODAY TODAY, Pop Culture & Lifestyle May 14: Dan + Shay in Studio 1A | One on One with Mariska Hargitay | Spotted Lanternfly Season Kicks Off

Grammy-winning duo Dan and Shay open up about their newest single, "Say So" which was written to honor their friend who died by suicide in 2025. Also, Mariska Hargitay returns to studio 1A to discuss the season finale of TV's longest-running prime-time drama "Law and Order SVU" and her Broadway debut in "Every Brilliant Thing." Plus, the annual invasion of pesky lanternflies is getting underway, and NBC News Meteorologist Angie Lassman spotlights how a vineyard outside of D.C. is fighting those invasive critters. And, Maxine Sharf shares the secret behind "Benihana-stye fried rice." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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About
- FROM
- Santa Monica, CA, USA
- BORN
- January 23, 1964