
Age: 62
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Mariska Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, director and activist, best known for her role as New York City crimes Detective Olivia Benson on on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe. The daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Hargitay is a former beauty queen who made her film debut in the 1985 horror-comedy film Ghoulies, and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series, Downtown. She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.

Plot for the pilot movie: An American domestic terrorist group, secretly led by a media mogul, has stolen a top-secret prototype submarine from the United States Navy. They have also hired a rogue British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) agent to steal a highly classified weapon of last resort from the British government. The terrorists plan to use both weapons to attack London and frame the United States government for the attack in an attempt to destroy the alliance between the two countries. MI6 activates Section 73, a team from its highly classified Directorate of Special Projects, to find the former agent and the weapon. The weapon is currently in transit to Miami, Florida, where Section 73 is based. Their mission is to stop the delivery of the weapon, save the kidnapped creator of the classified British weapon, and take down the rogue agent. Pilot and series are Rated TV-14 in the United States; Rated 15 in the United Kingdom; Rated 14+ in Canada.
