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Mariska Hargitay was nearly cast on Friends, she revealed Tuesday. The Law and Order: SVU actress appeared on Amy Poehler’s ...

Mariska Hargitay reflected on how her dream of being a comedian landed her an audition on Friends as Monica and how she ended up on Law & Order: SVU.

Mariska Hargitay only wanted to be a comedy actor. Then a psychic told her otherwise and she landed 'Law and Order: Special ...

Mariska Hargitay joins celebrities like Denzel Washington correcting name pronunciations, revealing her first name should ...

The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” icon says she tested “so many times” for “Friends” and other sitcoms before leaning ...

Mariska Hargitay says a psychic once told her she'd be 'famous for that face' — just months before landing her iconic role as Olivia Benson.

The 2025 Emmys gave fans a Law and Order: SVU reunion! Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice T, Tony Goldwyn and S. Epatha Merkerson gathered on stage at the 77th annual ceremony on Sunday, Sept.

In fact, Hargitay, a former member of the famed Groundlings improv and sketch comedy troupe, had her hopes set on a being a ...

The “love you” moment between Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler on “Law & Order: SVU” was supposed to play out differently, ...

“I get called ‘Muh-ritz-uh,’ ‘Mar-see-kuh,’ ‘Mar-kis-kuh,’” she shared, noting that her co-stars will sometimes call her by ...