Mariska Hargitay is best known for her role as Olivia Benson on the NBC TV show " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-)".

She played _ Didi Edelstein_ on the CBS TV sitcom "Can't Hurry Love (1995-1996)"

Some other TV shows she appeared on are "Downtown", "In the Heat of the Night", "Freddy's Nightmares", "Falcon Crest", "Baywatch", "Wiseguy", "Thirtysomething", "Booker", "Gabriel's Fire", "The New Adam-12", "Tequila and Bonetti", "FBI: The Untold Stories", "Grapevine", "Hotel Room", "Key West", "Seinfeld", "All-American Girl", "Ellen", "The Single Guy", "Cracker: Mind Over Murder", "ER", "Prince Street", "Chicago Fire", "Chicago P.D." and "Nightcap".

She appeared in movies like "Ghoulies (1984)", "Welcome to 18 (1986)", "Jocks (1986)", "Finish Line (1989)", "Hard Time Romance (1991)", "The Perfect Weapon (1991)", "Strawberry Road (1991)", "Blind Side (1993)", "Bank Robber (1993)", "Come the Morning (1993)", "Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)", "Leaving Las Vegas (1995)", "Night Sins (1997)", "The Advocate's Devil (1997)", "Lake Placid (1999)", "Perfume (2001)" and "Plain Truth (2004)".

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