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.

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 ...

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 ...

Detective Olivia Benson — played by Mariska Hargitay — remains a central part of the show's ongoing success. While fans may feel a special connection to Detective Benson even after all these ...

In this episode, titled “Calculated,” when a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister ...

The show's star Mariska Hargitay is gearing up for a reunion with her old partner, it was revealed in October. The 60-year-old actress — who has played Detective Olivia Benson for a quarter of a ...

However, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler quickly became the champions of s*xual assault victims. After 26 seasons, Mariska Hargitay is pretty much synonymous with her character, Detective Olivia ...

No matter what is thrown at Detective (now Captain) Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her partner, Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), or the various other cops (Munch, Fin ...

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