Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

  • Born: 1964-1-23
  • Birthplace: Los Angeles
  • Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
  • Profession: Actor, producer, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Song Fei's True Story Season 1, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Mariska Hargitay, an American actor, won the 57th Emmy Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series and the 62nd Ballon d'Or TV Drama Series for Best Actress for her performance in " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " ; Nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 59th US Primetime Emmy Award . Representative works include "Falcon Crest" , "Tequila and Bonetti" and so on.

    Early Experience

    Mariska Hargitay was born in 1964 in Santa Monica, Southern State of California . Her parents are former muscular actor Mickey Hargitay and sexy actress Vera Jayne Palmer . There are two older brothers. Hajita's parents divorced in May 1963, but the judge later found that their divorce in Mexico was invalid. They reunited a few months before Mariska's birth, but soon separated. In August 1964, Mexican divorce was legalized. A few weeks later, Mansfield married director Matt Cimber, who had directed the rehearsal of her play in 1964.
    When she and her brothers were asleep in the back of the car when she was three years old, a serious car accident took the lives of the driver sitting in the front row, her mother, and her mother’s boyfriend at the time,   but there were three miracles. The child was safe and sound; except for a scar on her forehead, Mariska was too young to remember the tragedy.
    Mariska didn't want to be an actor by birth. When she was in high school, she preferred to be a cheerleader, participating in student union activities and sports. Only occasionally go to the cinema. But every time she goes there, she finds that she likes film and television more. Finally, she was admitted to the University of California, Los Angeles and became a drama student. She has participated in a variety of performances, including television and big screen.
    Judging from the record of previous major awards, Malska belongs to the category of actors who relied on one drama to go the world, but since 2004, they have been nominated and awarded by the same drama in the Ballon d'Or and Emmy Awards. This is also true. It proves that Marika is really good at this role... Marika is the youngest daughter in the family. Her legendary parents, Jane Mansfield and Maggie Hajita, gave birth to the attention of the world. Mariska. 
    Mariska Hargitay majored in drama at the University of California, Los Angeles , but gave up before graduation. Her first impressive film was "Toilet Monster" in 1985. She also played a small role in "Away from Casino" in 1995. Other film works include "The Peaceful Lake" and 2004. TV movie "PlainTruth". Mariska Hargitay’s main achievement is in the TV field. After starring in many short-lived or unobserved TV series, in 1999 she began to play the role of Olivia Benson in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". This is a man who focuses on punishment. The female police detective of sex crimes, her father also appeared in this drama. In 2005, Mariska became the first actress to be nominated for the protagonist of the Emmy Awards with the "Law and Order" series, and finally won the award.
    Mariska Hargitay can speak four languages, English, Hungarian, French and Italian. She has been swimming since the age of two and has participated in competitions on behalf of high school. Mariska also won the title of Miss Beverly Hills in 1982. In August 2004, she married producer Peter Hermann, and later gave birth to a lovely son. After marriage, the two lived in New York and Los Angeles. Mariska is currently the founder and chairman of "The Joyful Heart Foundation", a Non-Profit Making Organization that helps sex victims . 

    Personal Life

    Family: two brothers, two half-sisters and a half-brother, husband Peter Hermann and son
    Hajita created The Joyful Heart Foundation to provide support to women who have been sexually assaulted. The foundation’s idea is that swimming with dolphins can heal psychological traumas , such as rape. Hajita also participated in the Mount Moses Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program; NBC 's "The More You Know" campaign; Safe Horizon; Santa Monica Rape Crisis Center; ALS Project; Girl Scouts of the USA and the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. She and her children appeared in the " Got Milk ?" commercial in January 2007 .
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