Mariska Hargitay once tested for Friends before SVU fame, almost played Monica, and later became TV’s iconic Olivia Benson.

"What I've been doing is getting ready to make it, building the infrastructure inside me so I could tell the story in a clear ...

Mariska Hargitay joined Reese Witherspoon, Karen Pittman and Kellyn Smith Kenny for a conversation about translating passion ...

Hargitay continued that she's heard endless permutations of her name. "Maritza, Marcika, Markiska, but [Christopher Meloni] ...

It’s the end of an era. Season 27 of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” opened by killing off an original character. Spoilers below. In the season premiere of the long-running NBC procedural, Olivia ...

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The verdict came in — and this hairstyle was a no-go. After more than 25 years of portraying the iconic Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU,” Mariska Hargitay revealed that she was nearly axed from the ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Mariska Hargitay may play a captain on Law & Order: SVU, but she’s also the captain of the Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler ship. After years of partnership, heartbreak, ...

The Princess of Wales' sister, Pippa Middleton, wore her sister's engagement dress while attending the wedding of Camilla ...