Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf for NBC. The first spin-off of Law & Order, expanding it into the Law & Order fran
Dick Wolf (pictured in 2010), the creator and executive producer of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni and Ice-T during filming of the 12th season
SVU shooting on location in Central Park at night
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Mariska Magdolna Hargitay is an American actress, philanthropist, producer, and director. Hargitay is known for playing Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, the longest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
…Law & Order franchise, it originally starred Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler (until Meloni left the series in 2011 after 12 seasons) and Mariska Hargitay as Detective (now promoted to Captain) Olivia Benson remaining the longest starring character in the series. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit follows…
Hargitay in 2025
Jayne Mansfield with husband Mickey Hargitay
Hargitay attending the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008
Hargitay takes a phone call before live shooting of Season 12 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in August 2010.