Mariska Hargitay has been playing the role of ... Hargitay founded the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004 to raise awareness for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.

Law & Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay has shown no signs of slowing ... inspiring her to create the Joyful Heart Foundation. Joyful Heart would go on to help real victims of sexual and domestic ...

Mariska Hargitay is best known for playing Detective ... Aside from acting, Hargitay founded the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004, which works to provide support for victims of sexual abuse.

Years after he proposed, Hermann was able to pinpoint the exact moment he knew he’d end up marrying Hargitay. “It was Mariska’s birthday, 40th birthday,” Hermann confided to People.

Hargitay has three children with husband Peter Hermann, two of which she adopted. On the season 16, episode 23 episode of SVU titled “Surrendering Noah,” Hargitay’s Benson would adopt as ...

Following the episode, Scanavino opened up about Carisi's "wake-up call" and filming the emotional climax with Mariska Hargitay. Carisi fumbled his first case of the new year, to the point that it ...

Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson on the long-running NBC police procedural, shared four selfies with two of her SVU co-stars ...

Organized by the Children's Heart Foundation, the walk aims to raise awareness and funds for research into congenital heart defects. Melissa Haley, chair of the Heart Walk, said, "The mission of ...