Olivia Benson has been hit hard. Mariska Hargitay, 60, who has starred as Olivia Benson in the “Law & Order” franchise since 1999 – making her the longest-running character in the longest-running primetime drama – said that she’s been “deeply” impacted by the show. “When I started the show, I wasn’t aware of how deeply … Read more
Olivia Benson is on the case. Mariska Hargitay, 60, who has starred as Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” since 1999, doesn’t only solve fictional crimes on television. In a recent “Today” show interview, Andrea Canning of NBC’s “Dateline” revealed that Hargitay funded Michigan prosecutor Kym Worthy as she solved thousands … Read more
Mariska Hargitay got emotional when The Post asked her about being an icon. “Wow,” she exclaimed at the Gotham TV Awards, seemingly at a loss for words. For the past 25 years, the 60-year-old actress has played Detective Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU,” making her the longest-running character on primetime TV. And you … Read more
Mariska Hargitay is grateful for her recent real-life Olivia Benson moment. The actress, 60, was shooting “Law & Order: SVU” in New York City on April 10 when a little girl, who got separated from her mother, approached Mariska thinking she was an on-duty police officer. The show halted production for about 20 minutes as … Read more
She’s a hero on and off screen. Mariska Hargitay would have made her “Law and Order: SVU” character, Olivia Benson, proud last week when she helped a child find their parent after they assumed the actress was an on-duty police officer. According to witnesses at the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park, the little … Read more
The toughest cop out there is now patrolling the subways: Olivia Benson. The MTA has released a limited-edition “Law & Order: SVU” MetroCard featuring Mariska Hargitay, 60, in honor of the show’s 25th season. According to Time Out New York, there are a total of 50,000 specialty MetroCards with Hargitay’s face on them. They are … Read more
Mariska Hargitay is celebrating a late legend — her mother Jayne Mansfield — on what would have been her 90th birthday. “Happy birthday Mama. We live to love you more each day,” Hargitay, 59, penned on Instagram Wednesday, alongside a black-and-white snap of her late mom. The throwback photo showed the sex symbol smiling next … Read more
photo, Diya Deepasupil ,Getty Images, Kelly Giddish announced earlier today that she will soon be taking leave of functionally unskilled law and order The franchise, stepping down from its role on spin for the past 10 seasonsoff-turn-main-franchise series Law & Order: SVU, writing about departure on instagramGiddish spoke warmly about her character, Detective Amanda Rollins, … Read more