But what Hargitay didn’t expect was her own approach to Olivia Benson to change. Instead of thinking like a detective when doing the part, she thought like a detective with a child waiting for ...

Law & Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay ... that Hargitay didn’t seem to care about. Not even Hargitay would’ve imagined she’d end up playing SVU detective Olivia Benson for so long.

Mariska Hargitay has been playing the role of Olivia Benson on Law and Order ... show have watched Olivia rise through the ranks from detective to captain of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit.

Few actors can boast a television career as enduring and impactful as Mariska Hargitay’s. For over 25 years, she has portrayed Detective Olivia Benson on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims ...

the hit TV show gets extra cool points as it's the place where Mariska Hargitay met her husband, Peter Hermann. Hargitay who's starred on the show as Detective Olivia Benson since 1999 ...

But that's not the takeaway from the conversation or the episode as a whole that leaves me wanting more from Olivia Benson's backstory ... least one scene with Mariska Hargitay and Peter Scanavino.

Mariska Hargitay is an American actor best known for her role as Olivia Benson in the drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. On the long-running TV show, Hargitay stars as a detective ...

Mariska Hargitay is best known for playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2006.