Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay is an American actress best known for her role as NYPD Special Victims Unit Detective/Sergeant/Lieutenant Olivia Benson on the NBC drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, for which she has earned multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth23 January 1964
CitySanta Monica, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.
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I already feel like I've won. It's an honor to be nominated. Really, unless you're an actor, you don't understand. To be nominated in the same category as Glenn Close?
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I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.
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There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower off.
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Speak The Truth. Seek The Truth. Be The Truth.
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It's a big couple of months for me.
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No one can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away your happiness.
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I don't have to be an expert. I just have to care.
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No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.
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By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.
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Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.
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Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.
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Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.
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The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.