Mariska Hargitay Had Short Hair in 1986 for One of Her Earliest Roles (PHOTO)

Downtown was Hargitay's first television role. The series, which ran for just one season in 1986, saw Hargitay play Jesse ...

Mariska Hargitay Is Still Processing Her Devastating Doc About Her Mother: “It’s Like a Psychic Surgery”

The Emmy-winning actress and 'My Mom Jayne' director reflects on the impact of sharing her film about her mother, months ...
Cinema Blend

I Love That Christopher Meloni And Mariska Hargitay Totally Rocked The Macy’s Day Parade With The Viral Bear Glass

They were able to get their hands on the Bearista. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earlier this month, to get customers ready for ...
Us Weekly

Why Mariska Hargitay Misspells Her Name on ‘Law and Order: SVU’ Set Call Sheets

Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay is still having to correct people’s pronunciation of her name on set after 26 seasons. The veteran actress admitted people continue to trip up over her name — which ...
Deadline.com

Mariska Hargitay Reveals She Tested For ‘Friends’ “So Many Times” And Initially Thought She Would Be A Comedian

Before Mariska Hargitay ended up as “America’s sweetheart sex cop,” as she aptly described herself on her Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast appearance, the veteran TV actor thought she would be a ...
Today

Mariska Hargitay Explains How to Pronounce Her Name, Once and For All

Mariska Hargitay is setting the record straight. On the Oct. 21 episode of Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast, Hargitay set the record straight on the correct way to pronounce her name. Drumroll, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Mariska Hargitay Auditioned for ‘Friends’ “So Many Times,” She Thought She Would “End Up Being on a Sitcom”

The 'Law & Order: SVU' star looked back on the early days of her career during Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' podcast, sharing she "did a lot of comedy auditions" before her breakout role on the NBC ...
Rolling Stone

A Psychic Told Mariska Hargitay She’d Pivot From Comedy: ‘Six Months Later,’ She Got ‘SVU’

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: ...
USA Today

Mariska Hargitay reveals she auditioned for this iconic 'Friends' role

Before she was Olivia Benson, Mariska Hargitay was almost there for you on "Friends." While appearing on Amy Poehler's "Good Hang" podcast, the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star revealed she ...
Variety

Mariska Hargitay Auditioned for ‘Friends’ and ‘Tested So Many Times’; She Only Wanted to Do Comedy Until a Psychic Said It Wouldn’t Make Her Famous: ‘Six Months ...

Mariska Hargitay appeared on Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast and revealed she auditioned and screen tested many times for “Friends” a few years before landing the role of Olivia Benson on “Law & ...
Newsweek

Mariska Hargitay Reveals What Psychic Told Her About Her Career

Hargitay appeared on Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang with Amy Poehler, and shared that she always wanted to be Poehler. Instead of being a hard-hitting detective in a drama series, Hargitay said she ...
Fox News

Mariska Hargitay's family members, colleagues and fans still mispronounce her famous name

You've likely been pronouncing Mariska Hargitay's name wrong. Everyone's favorite TV law enforcement officer confirmed fans, friends and even her own family haven't quite mastered the pronunciation of ...