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Mariska Magdolina Hargitay (also know as
Marishka Hargitay) (b. January 23, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on '.
She is the fourth of
Jayne Mansfield's five children. Mansfield had divorced Hungarian-born former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay (and would again in 1964), yet they were living together when Mariska was born. While actor Nelson Sardelli claims to have fathered her (her dark features in contrast to those of the sons Mansfield and Hargitay had would seem to support this), Hargitay, apparently, never questioned the child's paternity and raised her as his own.
On the night of June 29, 1967, Mariska and two of her brothers were asleep in the back seat of the car their mother and her boyfriend, lawyer Sam Brody, were riding in when it smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Mansfield, Brody, and their driver were killed instantly. Had the children not been lying down, they, too, would have been killed. But, miraculously, they escaped with minor bruises. Mariska, who has no memory of the accident, was left with a zig-zag scar down the side of her head.
Hargitay majored in theatre at UCLA and began her acting career by appearing on the television series, Falcon Crest in 1987. She learned her father's native language, Hungarian, but also speaks fluent French, English, and
Italian.
In April 2004, she announced her engagement to
Special Victims Unit actor Peter Hermann. They were married on August 28, 2004 in California.
Mariska won a Golden Globe this year in the category of Best Actress in a Drama Series. Her father and husband both attended the ceremony.
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MoviesThe Love Guru
Starring:
Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco,
Meagan...
Review: In this corner, Mike Myers, the sharp comic mind behind Austin Powers and countless SNL skits. Handicap: His edge has been blunted from lack of use over five years, except for voicing an ogre in the Shrek trilogy. Here, as guru Pitka, an American-born rival to Deepak Chopra in love therapy, he repeats lame jokes in a singsong accent until you want to scream. His formal greeting is "Mariska Hargitay." His mentor is guru Tugginmypudha (Sir Ben Kingsley). He helps Jessica Alba, the unlikely owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, deal with libidinous goalie Jacques "Le Coq" grande (Justin Timberlake). Ninety minutes pass like an eternity. Verdict: Down for the count.
Watch Peter Travers' video review of The Love Guru.
Rating:
0.5 Star
Published: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:55:48 GMT - Source: Rollingstone.Com - Read the articleMoviesLove Guru
Starring:
Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco,
Meagan...
Review: In this corner, Mike Myers, the sharp comic mind behind Austin Powers and countless SNL skits. Handicap: His edge has been blunted from lack of use over five years, except for voicing an ogre in the Shrek trilogy. Here, as guru Pitka, an American-born rival to Deepak Chopra in love therapy, he repeats lame jokes in a singsong accent until you want to scream. His formal greeting is "Mariska Hargitay." His mentor is guru Tugginmypudha (Sir Ben Kingsley). He helps Jessica Alba, the unlikely owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, deal with libidinous goalie Jacques "Le Coq" grande (Justin Timberlake). Ninety minutes pass like an eternity. Verdict: Down for the count.
Watch Peter Travers' video review of The Love Guru.
Rating:
0.5 Star
Published: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:55:48 GMT - Source: Rollingstone.Com - Read the article
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