Mariska Hargitay is known for her role as Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU,” but she originally thought her career would go ...

Learn about Mariska Hargitay's audition for popular sitcom shows like 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld' before landing her role on ...

Mariska Hargitay deliberately has her name spelled wrong on the set of Law + Order: Special Victims Unit in a bit to get it ...

Before Mariska Hargitay ended up as “America’s sweetheart sex cop,” as she aptly described herself on her Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast appearance, the veteran TV actor thought she would be a ...

Before she became Olivia Benson on Law & Order, Mariska Hargitay thought her career path led to Central Perk, as a main ...

Hargitay called this her "favorite moment in life". Hargitay later revealed that six months after meeting the psychic, she was offered the role of Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU. Keep reading Soap ...

Mariska - who is the daughter of Hollywood legends Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay - told Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast: "When it happens, because it happens on set a l ...

While Hargitay never made a cameo on Friends, she did dabble in the world of comedy and sitcoms, appearing on shows like ...

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

Mariska Hargitay revealed to Amy Poehler on her 'Good Hang' podcast that she has to spell her name wrong on the 'Law & Order: ...

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

Mariska Hargitay explained why she misspells her name on call sheets for 'Law & Order: SVU,' in which she plays Olivia Benson ...