As the longtime star of , Mariska Hargitay is famous in her own right. But Hargitay’s mom, a 1950s Hollywood icon, might be even more well-known than the actress. Keep reading to learn all about .
(known as or just ), is NBC’s crime drama created by Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment. It’s the first spin-off of and follows a group of specially trained detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.
Hargitay has portrayed Commanding Officer (and former Detective) Olivia Benson of the Manhattan Special Victims unit since the very first season in 1999. “I read the script and I just—I knew in my gut that I had to do this role. I had never been so excited about it,” the actress told in May 2019. “And the thing that was interesting is that my agent called me, and he said, ‘Maris, you know it’s very dark subject matter.
I don’t know if it’s your thing. I don’t know if it’s going to be your bag, it’s super dark.’ I read it and just, you know, chills. And I knew I had to do it.
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