American actress, Mariska Hargitay is well-known for her role as the sex crimes detective, Olivia Benson in the NBC hit American drama series, ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She has earned several important nominations and also won a number of awards for her portrayal of the character; a character that managed to gather a cult following.
Early Life And Education Of Mariska Hargitay
She has two older brothers and three Mariska Hargitay was born Mariska Magdolna Hargitay in the city of Santa Monica in the state of California. She is the daughter of former actress, Jayne Mansfield, and former Mr. Universe, Mickey Hargitay, who is of Hungarian descent. the half-siblings.
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Mariska Hargitay's Personal Life
On the 28th of August 2004, she got married to Peter Hermann. Peter is also a famous American actor and he is also one of the main casts of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. They are happy to be each other loving spouses and have also welcomed a child together. Besides this one, they have also adopted two more children. This is her only love affair.
While Mariska was just three years old, she came alive from the car accident that took away the life of her mother. She was then raised by her father and then she joined Marymount High School. There she was active in theater and she was also a cheerleader. In 1982, she became the Miss Beverly Hills USA. She began her acting career in 1986 and that was from the television series, Downtown. Till now, she has appeared in more than two dozen of movies and television series. In 2013, for her role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, she earned a salary of $400,000 per episode. Her net worth is said to be $45 million.
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