Mariska Hargitay Honored with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Mariska Hargitay was honored in Los Angeles with the 2,511th star on the Walk of Fame yesterday. Her star was placed next to her late mother's, Jayne Mansfield, star.

The "Law & Order: SVU" star was joined at the event by her friends and co-stars includin Blair Underwood, Debra Messing, Hilary Swank, Maria Bello and "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf.

Hargitay is best known for her role as New York City sex crimes Detective Olivia Benson on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe.

The daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Hargitay is a former beauty queen who 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 television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before Being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding The Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.

Photo credit: BEImages/Jim Smeal

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