Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Born in 1964

Mariska Hargitay is undoubtedly most famous for her performance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Olivia Benson, the Lieutenant for the NYPD. That role won Mariska a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy. Her father Mickey Hargitay and famous mother, the late Jayne Mansfield, were both known actors. Mariska debuted in Ghoulies and also had notable roles on Lake Placid, Leaving Las Vegas, and voiced Tenar in the English version of Tales from Earthsea. Her career began in 1984 and she has appeared in a total of 446 episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The show runs to this day.