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Mariska Hargitay spoke about how her years of playing Detective Olivia Benson and acting out stories centered on sexual violence on Law & Order: SVU helped give her the “deep compassion and empathy and understanding” to finally talk about her own experience with sexual violence. In an essay for People …

Known for leading tales of fictionalized tragedies on Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay will tell the real-life story of her late mother in an upcoming HBO documentary, My Mom Jayne. It will mark her feature film directorial debut and her first public exploration of Mansfield’s life and legacy. She …