SVU is one of the most beloved in the franchise, but a mistake completely disrupted her timeline in the drama.

Mariska Hargitay knew Chris Meloni was the "guy" to play Elliot Stabler alongside Olivia Benson in SVU right from the minute ...

Special Victims Unit has delivered non-stop thrills and chills as the gripping investigations and courtroom showdowns ...

Few actors can boast a television career as enduring and impactful as Mariska Hargitay’s. For over 25 years, she has portrayed Detective Olivia Benson on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU).

Get ready for a gut punch of an episode as this week’s Law & Order: SVU follows Captain Olivia Benson diving deep into a ...

Mariska Hargitay once opened up about what it was like to play Olivia Benson as mother for the first time in ‘Law & Order SVU’.

While the series has featured a variety of star-studded cameos and appearances over the years from Robin Williams, Sarah Hyland and Hilary Duff, Detective Olivia Benson — played by Mariska ...

About Mariska Hargitay is best known for playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU.Her performance earned her a Golden Globe in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2006. Hargitay coproduced the ...

The “SVU” star has portrayed Olivia Benson on the NBC drama since it premiered in 1999. Before her character’s ascent from detective to captain, she spent many years fighting crime alongside ...

Series creator Dick Wolf has a daughter named Olivia and a son named Elliot, for whom he named the two lead detectives in the series. Wolf conceived Benson as a detective in the Manhattan Special ...