• Mariska is a certified rape crisis counselor.
  • Mariska is Hungarian on her father’s side and English and German on her mother’s side.
  • Mariska learned to swim at the age of two and later swam on her high school swim team.
  • Mariska is allergic to cats.
  • Mariska can speak four languages: English, Hungarian, French, and Italian.
  • Mariska won the Miss Beverly Hills pageant in 1982.
  • Mariska’s favorite junk food is dark chocolate.
  • Mariska loves to golf.
  • Mariska keeps a photograph of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, on her character Olivia Benson’s desk on the Special Victims Unit set.
  • Mariska was originally chosen to play the role of Dulcea in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, but she left the project later during production.
  • Mariska is the godmother to Christopher Meloni’s daughter, Sophia.
  • Mariska auditioned for the role of Monica Geller on Friends.
  • Mariska is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
  • Mariska’s best friend is Hilary Swank.
  • Mariska is good friends with Maria Bello, Julianna Margulies, and Joely Fisher.
  • Mariska was the first woman from the Law & Order franchise to be nominated for an Emmy Award and win.
  • Mariska partner with MyQLu to raise funds and awareness for Joyful Heart Foundation.
  • Mariska was featured in a Got Milk? advertisement in 2007.
  • Mariska was the 2007 Statement Maker for Karastan.
  • Mariska was a Brownie Girl Scout.
  • Mariska is a huge fan of Ricky Gervais and adores Extras.
  • Mariska was Virtua Health’s keynote speaker at the Third Annual Virtua Health Women’s Health Symposium on October 13th, 2007.
  • Mariska was the keynote speaker at Day One’s 35th Anniversary Luncheon on November 13th, 2008.

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