Mariska Hargitay might be known for her dramatic acting today — but at the beginning of her career, she was set on doing comedy. In a new interview with Amy Poehler on Good Hang, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star shared a story about a visit to a …
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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 …
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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 …
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The impresario behind the Law & Order franchise, Dick Wolf, once threatened to fire SVU star Mariska Hargitay when she cut her hair, according to Variety. He also told her there’s no crying in TV. But after 25 seasons of SVU, Hargitay told the trade mag, “He makes me stronger,” …
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