Line #33 Creator/MariskaHargitay


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3	->'''Jim Hagerty''': Mariska! Mariska Hargitay!
4	->'''Tracy Gill''': She walked away with the award for “Best Physical Intimidation of Man who Could Clearly Crush Her in Real Life.”
5	->'''Jim''': She proves that just because you’re a beautiful woman, you don’t have to be weak on television.
6	-->-- [[https://entertainment.theonion.com/evangeline-lilly-wins-best-wet-t-shirt-fight-scene-at-s-1819594670 “Strong Women in Television Awards”]], ''[[Website/TheOnion The Onion News Network, Today NOW!]]''
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8	''[[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound CHUNG CHUNG]]''
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10	Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23, 1964 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor, best known for her role as NYPD sex crimes detective Olivia Benson on the Creator/{{NBC}} television drama ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit,'' [[StarMakingRole a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations]], including an Emmy and Golden Globe.
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12	She is also the daughter of actor Creator/JayneMansfield and actor/bodybuilder Creator/MickeyHargitay (who was Mansfield's second husband and the most well-known out of the three). The three-year-old Mariska was asleep in the back seat during her mother's fatal car crash, and was left with a scar on her face. She's since been adamant that she does ''not'' want to ever talk about it or her mother's legacy. It was only until she got married with three kids that she understood what it was like to be an actor and a parent, according to her in recent interviews.
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14	She is married to actor Creator/PeterHermann and they have three children.
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16	!She appeared in
17	* ''Film/{{Ghoulies}}''
18	* ''Series/{{Downtown}}''
19	* ''Series/InTheHeatOfTheNight''
20	* ''Series/FreddysNightmares''
21	* ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''
22	* ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}''
23	* ''Film/ThePerfectWeapon''
24	* ''Series/{{Thirtysomething}}''
25	* ''Series/KeyWest''
26	* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''
27	* ''Series/AllAmericanGirl1994''
28	* ''Film/LeavingLasVegas''
29	* ''Series/{{Ellen}}''
30	* ''Series/{{ER}}''
31	* ''Film/LakePlacid''
32	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit''
33	** ''Series/LawAndOrder''
34	** ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent''
35	* ''[[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Plain Truth]]''
36	* ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea''
37	* ''Film/TheLoveGuru''
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39	!Tropes
40	* ActionGirl: Her most famous role.
41	* LifeImitatesArt: Because of her time on the show, she trained as a rape crisis counselor in real life and still uses it today.
42	* MsFanservice: A lot of her roles have her showing off her lovely body.
43	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Olivia Benson was temporarily PutOnABus in the eighth season of ''SVU'' because she was on maternity leave.
44	* SilverVixen: She's 60, and she still looks gorgeous!
45	* StarMakingRole: Detective Olivia Benson on ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''.
46	* StatuesqueStunner: Not quite tall, but standing 5 feet and 7 inches is a pretty decent sign of beauty.
47	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
48	** She was considered for the role of Annie Porter in ''Film/{{Speed}}'', which went to Creator/SandraBullock.
49	** She replaced Gabrielle Fitzpatrick in ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' as Dulcea, but her scenes were re-shot when Gabrielle Fitzpatrick returned.
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Context Creator / MariskaHargitay