SVU is closely associated with lead actress Mariska Hargitay, but two other actresses almost played the iconic role of Olivia ...

Mariska Hargitay has three brothers, Mickey Hargitay Jr., Zoltan Hargitay and Tony Cimber, and two sisters, Jayne Marie Mansfield and Tina West Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE.

Mariska Hargitay is one of the highest-paid cast member on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. (Image via Getty Images) Mariska Hargitay has played a key role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ...

Mariska Hargitay is best known from Law & Order ... She also had roles on ER and Can't Hurry Love shortly before landing her signature role as "Olivia Benson" on SVU. The Law & Order spin-off ...

Mariska Hargitay is back with her real-life bestie, Chris Meloni. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the actress had fans in tears with fresh photos of their reunion in New York. Pictured linking ...

In 1997, Mariska Hargitay was still years away from debuting as the now-iconic Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Back then, she had a small role in the hit series ER, and some ...

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay officially entered her Cat Lady era when she introduced the world to her kitty Karma. The name is, of course, a nod to Taylor Swift ...

ET chats with Mariska Hargitay and the cast of ‘Law & Order: SVU’ to celebrate the show’s new season, debuting today on NBC. Mariska Hargitay and Tony Goldwyn chat with ET about 'Law & Order ...

Mariska Hargitay is back in a new season of the hit crime series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in which she's starred as Olivia Benson for 25 years. But viewers might be surprised to learn ...

Mariska Hargitay talks about Olivia Benson's rise ... I had just finished a 13-episode arc on ER. I remember actually saying, “Oh God, I’ve been on the best show on television, where am ...