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
strong emotional body
When my body is strong, I feel stronger inside. I feel more capable of handling emotional situations. Usually I'm more of a inside-out person, but this was a great case of me from the outside in.
hurt healing laughing
Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.
sexy actresses being-a-woman
Being sexy is just one part of being a woman and an actress. But if the part calls for sexy...
mother sacrifice soul
You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.
father grateful greatness
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.
recovery abuse emotional-abuse
You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.
memories luxury yummy
Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.
healing asking-for-help steps
Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.
jobs names guy
A guy at ABC told me to change my name and get a nose job. I said 'You get a nose job.'
fighting adoption birth-parents
Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.
domestic-violence assault difficult
Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.
mother journey soul
Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today; I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here.
hard-times years two
I've always heard that you'll know, but I never understood it. With Peter, we even broke up after we dated for a year, for two or three months, but I still knew. I knew there was something different about this union. Even through the hard times, it was like "How are we going to get through this?
running thinking prove-it
I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show