Mariska Hargitay
Year Award Category Result
2000 Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Series , Drama Nominated
2000 Viewers for Quality Television Awards Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Nominated
2000 TV Guide Award Favorite Actress in a New Series Nominated
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2004 Gracie Allen Awards Individual Achievement for Best Female Lead - Drama - Series Won
2004 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2005 Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Won
2005 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2006 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won
2007 TV Land Awards Favorite Lady Gumshoe Nominated
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2007 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2008 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2009 People 's Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star Nominated
2009 Gracie Allen Awards Outstanding Female Lead - Drama Series Won
2009 Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Nominated
2009 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Awards and accolades
Hargitay won an Emmy and Golden Globe for her role as Detective Olivia Benson . She received UCLA 's TFT Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011 and was honored at the school 's June commencement ceremony . [ 52 ] Hargitay was awarded with the 2,511th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 8 , 2013 . Her star was placed next to the star of her mother , which is located at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard . [ 58 ] All awards and nominations are for the television show Law & Order : Special Victims Unit , except for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , won by Taylor Swift and all of the celebrities that appeared in the music video for her song `` Bad Blood '' . [ 59 ]
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress best known for her role as New York Police Department Captain Olivia Benson on the NBC drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay has starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999. For her role on the show, Hargitay has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, Hargitay 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 on television throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitays work on that show led her to found the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization that provides support to people who have been sexually abused.