Mariska ABC's
♥ Aa is For... August
August is Mariska's son with husband Peter Hermann, born on 28th June 2006, at 3:21pm and weighing 10lb., 9oz.
♥ Bb is For... Beautiful
Mariska was voted one of People Magazine's
50 Most Beautiful People in 2005, and one of their
100 Most Beautiful People in 2006.
♥ Cc is For... Carolina Herrera
Mariska's wedding dress was designed by
Carloina Herrera. "The strapless gown with a deep sweetheart neckline contained a wealth of sentimental secrets, including the groom's initials and the wedding date elaborately embroidered for posterity inside the lining, and a locket containing the smiling portraits of Mansfield and the bride's grandmother tucked into the folds of the dress, so the bride's family could be close to her in spirit." (LoveTripper.com)
♥ Dd is For... Dolphins
Mariska's charity,
The Joyful Heart Foundation takes survivors of sexual assault to swim with dolphins in Hawaii.
♥ Ee is For... Emmy
Mariska won an Emmy Award for her performance in
Law & Order: SVU as
Detective Olivia Benson in 2006. She had already been nominated previously in 2004 and 2005, and was nominated again in 2007.
♥ Ff is For... ??
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♥ Gg is For... Ghoulies
One of Mariska's first screen roles was in the 1985 movie
Ghoulies as Donna.
♥ Hh is For... Hooper
From 1997-98, Mariska appeared as
Cynthia Hooper in the popular NBC drama,
ER. She was the love interest of one of the lead characters, appearing in 13 episodes.
♥ Ii is For... ??
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♥ Jj is For... Joyful Heart Foundation
Mariska is the founder and co-president of
The Joyful Heart Foundation which is a non-profit organisation supporting victims of rape.
♥ Kk is For... ??
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♥ Ll is For... Languages
As well as speaking English, Mariska can also speak French, Hungarian, Spanish and Italian.
♥ Mm is For... Mickey
Mariska's father is the late Mickey Hargitay (1926-2006), who was himself an actor and also a former Mr. Universe. The two were very close with Mariska regularly stating that she owes all her success to him.
♥ Nn is For... ??
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♥ Oo is For... Olivia
Mariska's character on
Law & Order: SVU is of course
Detective Olivia Benson.
♥ Pp is For... Peter
Peter Hermann is Mariska's husband. They married on 28th August 2004 at California's Unitarian Historical Chapel.
♥ Qq is For... Questions
Mariska's official website has a 'Ask Mariska' section where fans can send in questions for her which she answers from time to time.
♥ Rr is For... ??
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♥ Ss is For... SVU
SVU is of course how most people fondly refer to the show that propelled Mariska into stardom,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
♥ Tt is For... ??
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♥ Uu is For... UCLA
Mariska attended the
UCLA School of Theatre, Film & Teleivison, graduating with a major in theatre in 1987.
♥ Vv is For... ??
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♥ Ww is For... World Record
Mariska is named as the highest paid TV actress working today in the 2008 edition of the
Guiness Book of World Records.
♥ Xx is For... XOM
Mariska launched her own clothing line, XOM, via her website in October 2007. So far the range has included short and long-sleeved t-shirts.
♥ Yy is For... ??
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♥ Zz is For... Zoltan
Zoltan is Mariska's older brother, born on 1st August 1960.
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