Mariska Hargitay discussed how a past motorcycle accident was weirdly connected to her mother Jayne Mansfield's death. She spoke with The Shift in an interview published on July 25, 2025. Hargitay's ...

The Emmy-winning actress and 'My Mom Jayne' director reflects on the impact of sharing her film about her mother, months ...

LOS ANGELES − Mariska Hargitay knows the only way out is through. Earlier this summer, with her touching HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne," the "Law & Order: SVU" star shared with the world a different ...

Before Mariska Hargitay became Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, she auditioned to play another television icon. Instead of fighting the grisliest of crimes in New York City with her ...

Mariska Hargitay, the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" icon, has long been in the public eye, even before her long-standing role as the SVU's detective, Olivia Benson. Thanks to Hargitay's famous ...

The 'Law & Order: SVU' star's documentary premiered earlier this year on HBO Max Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since April 2022. Her work previously ...

Mariska Hargitay appeared on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast and revealed she auditioned and screen tested many times for “Friends” a few years before landing the role of Olivia Benson on “Law & ...

Mariska Hargitay plays the fierce Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and while she's a mom to one son on the show, the actress is a mother of three in real life. Hargitay ...

You've likely been pronouncing Mariska Hargitay's name wrong. Everyone's favorite TV law enforcement officer confirmed fans, friends and even her own family haven't quite mastered the pronunciation of ...