Does Mariska Hargitay Know These Lines From Law & Order: SVU?

As Law & Order: SVU celebrates 25 seasons, Mariska Hargitay sits down to see if she can remember saying pivotal lines from the series. She also discusses her work with survivors of sexual abuse through her charity Joyful Heart Foundation.
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[@taintedlove202]

She rarely smiles/laughs on SVU..it’s wonderful to see her laugh ❤

[@ninademci1500]

@taintedlove202, I told my daughter, who sent the video, that Mariska Hargitay’s funny, but not sit-com funny, but conversational funn.

[@christinemohr8788]

Not really a funny show...

[@taintedlove202]

@@ninademci1500 Hi Nina, yes, you’re right! I’ve heard that she is really silly in person and has a great sense of humor. Also very nice and fun to be around. She likes to play jokes on her cast mates. I think she’s just lovely! Thanks for the comment. 😉

[@terryknight5869]

🤣🤣🤣 okay, sure!!! Stop sucking up to your idol!!!! Stop lying!!!!

[@blackdogslivesmatter1568]

You really never see her real smile on the show...she does that stare and the head tilt and shakes a little. Like Benson needs some meds to relax or take a vacation. The real Mariska is always silly and funny on talk shows. I remember when she was with her mom on Merv Griffin and all the kids had a pet with them. I think they ended up missing a kid somewhere...it was funny and she was so cute. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWeVZI2eeamAi6M

[@Gryffindorruless]

“Now I’m doing my faces” that transition into Captain Benson was effortless 😆😆

[@terryknight5869]

It is effortless, it doesn't take any effort to be a terrible actress!

[@BoonOf2003]

@@terryknight5869 Corny ass comment, bet you thought you did something.

[@julyannepaixao335]

Mariska is the most human actress I've had the luck to meet, she just have this light inside. Such a beautiful human being❤

[@A-C_Creations]

I am glad that you had the opportunity to meet Mariska.

[@taintedlove202]

Very cool. She looks like she radiates joy!

[@doublefeature]

i've literally heard NOTHING but good things about her. on reddit theres always one person being like ackshully, i met her once and she was rude but that is not the case w/ Mariska. every single person has said she's lovely.

[@christinemohr8788]

The way I'm SO jealous of you! Id die to meet her!

[@terryknight5869]

🤣🤣🤣whatever!!!! You know that what you said is a lie!!!! She's such a boring, hideous, untalented actress that any human being has ever seen and everybody knows it!!!!

[@Resilient_Brilliance]

I was sexually assaulted. I look to the show and Olivia when I need to feel seen and heard. The man that assaulted me got away with it. The fact that Mariska puts her heart and soul into this show and her foundation brings me solace. Thank you MH, you’ve literally kept me alive these past few years! ❤

[@jenniferhanson3671]

I was raped by an ex. The episode where Olivia goes undercover in a jail and that guy says "Don't bite me" I was eating supper, and I literally threw my fork down on my plate saying "No, not Olivia!" That's how I was raped and it came back in that scene. I love that woman! She is so awesome and great! I don't know what to say.. she's just the best!

[@saraebeid2]

I’m so sorry u didn’t get justice

[@pommedivan6908]

💕 🫂

[@ZachAdams926]

Hearing Benson say shit is funny to me

[@packnetadaija]

And the fact that she still looks the same, gah Benson is such a babe

[@doublefeature]

60 years old and still fine as ever!!

[@laurafabianmarrero]

She is like wine Gets better with time She looks so beautiful

[@terryknight5869]

🤣🤣🤣Okay..... you can't look the same if you look like you've aged, which she does look like that.... because she did age!

[@joycepoole6968]

Of course, she's aged just like everyone else does but the point is that she looks incredibly fine and she definitely holds her own for a woman in her age group. Of course, it's not a big secret that she makes lots of money 💰 and it takes so much of it to stay beautiful in this over- inflated economy! She.also has other attractive qualities like being very good detective and she is very sensitive to the needs of other people. There will Never be another Olivia Benson! 👍💯😎🤟​@@terryknight5869

[@kittytonic87]

That's what happens when you dont get surgeries, you look the same just older.

[@staceysharp7380]

An amazing, beautiful, articulate woman who not only has the longest running dramatic show in television history, but also has used her show and fame to help victims and survivors through her foundation. She also has gone to state and federal level to fight the backlogged rape kits so victims get the DNA kits tested immediately instead of waiting months or longer. She's an inspiration, a humanitarian, and one of the most beautiful women in the world!!! ❤❤❤God Bless you Mariska Hargitay ❤

[@doublefeature]

you know her mom would be incredibly proud!

[@staceysharp7380]

@@doublefeature absolutely 💯 ❤️

[@terryknight5869]

🤣🤣🤣You're going to get a lot of likes for the extreme lying and butt kissing that you did on this post!!!!

[@chiedu90069]

As always, articulate, charming - and empathetic. She has a gift for speaking about difficult subjects intelligently, but without preaching or condescension. And then there's this: 2:30

[@jenniferhanson3671]

One of my favorite lines is when a guy says: "I was just helping her up!" and Olivia says "With your penis?" 🤣 I love the replies she gives sometimes! There was another one where a guy has a pink phone and Olivia says: What, are you late for homeroom now?" or something like that since it was obviously a girl's phone. She's the best!! Not a quote, but I loved when she elbowed a guy in the face in one episode. 😁

[@lolzkittenz]

Honestly iconic

[@doyouhearthepeoplesing2]

Actually it's " that's a cute ringtone what do you have next home room "

[@jenniferhanson3671]

@@doyouhearthepeoplesing2 Still funny! 😂

[@brokenfoxx]

It's such a nice change to get to see her smile and laugh. She's such a gem and genuine person. Love her so much.

[@BeatriizDias]

She’s beautiful inside and out, such a queen! ❤👑

[@lacthocia]

Nah bro, poor Mariska, that's for real a hella challenge - there's like 20 FCKN SEASONS of this goddamn show!! 🤌🏼🥲❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@babalabaloo11111]

Just got renewed for its 26th season!

[@V3stenson74]

I'm just about to start season 20

[@delfimarquezz]

she looks better and better each day! i love her so much ❤ i wish we’d get more interviews of her, her voice is so soothing and she has a lot of wisdom to spread 🥺 it's also so refreshing to hear her laugh

[@lenelenel]

I was sexually assaulted when I was 16 (now I'm 21) and I didn't say anything about it because the guy who did it was my friend. Mariska through her fantastic acting helped me a lot, I feel heard, I feel seen. I love her and all the SVU cast, thanks for helping us to get through this. And please, if you were/are a victim of S.A, speak. Because the pain will only get worse if you don't. As Olivia said "You survived the abuse, you're going to survive the recovery." ❤

[@angelaholmes8888]

I'm so sorry that happened to you you are right

[@A-C_Creations]

Mariska is an amazing person. I wish I had someone like her to talk to after what happened to me.

[@ciarabaylor1904]

I 100% agree with you. I'm Survivor sexual assault . If there were more people like her in the world I believe more victims would report what happened to them

[@csxtbonevalley]

We need more Mariska's in this world.

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

Great to see her doing such an interview, it is not very often. She gets even more gorgeous and better with age too

[@lexielauren1293]

Mariska is hands down the most inspiring and empowering woman on television. And, the fact that her personality truly IS Olivia Benson, is just so heartwarming. Love her to pieces, loved this interview!

[@SharonDekker]

I have been meaning to re=watch Law & Order SVU so this video came at just the right time. I've always loved Mariska Hargitay's performance. Very real and relatable.

[@perryjones7771]

It’s so natural like it’s not even acting and when she explodes it’s a sight to see.

[@raea3588]

It's both funny and understandable when they don't remember the line or everything that surrounded the episode but the fans do! 😄As she says "Do you know how many lines?!"... The first line from Season 12, episode 5 "Wet": I was watching it while on vacation, it was October 13, 2010. Olivia inhaled steaming mushrooms when she and Elliot picked up a crazy suspect. Olivia starts speaking in gibberish and then faints in El's arms 😍My dad came from the next room because like every other fan, I called out Olivia's name thinking she was done for just like Elliot. They portray the experience and we live it... Strange relationship but it is what it is and I love her sincerity. I don't think the show would have the closeness it does with it's fans if it was not for Mariska being herself both behind the camera and away from it. ❤It's a magnetic force that goes through the screen and to the heart because she's not playing a part.

[@lexireay4730]

This show has helped me through the healing process of grooming from a high school teacher… I’m still working my way to recovery, but I have found my peace in knowing that I was one of the brave women who stood up against this predator in court. And it’s because of this woman right here. ☝🏼

[@Josh97549]

She’s absolutely stunning both in appearance and personality

[@SolidCoronet317]

The world is so much better with Mariska Hargitay in it.

[@dawnwoodward838]

I was hoping the blender line from season 1 would be in here it shows such power to me

[@Sean.A.M]

unfortunetly I myself have been sexually assaulted multiple times by multiple people. It's lovely to know not only does she act in such a show but has created such a foundation. Wonderful woman

[@nicoledonato9773]

After so many years watching the series, I didn't expect her to be so funny? I guess you gotta be this joyful to cope with the impersonation of dealing with something so heavy

[@pamelaschneuker1468]

She's the exact opposite of Liv but still the same🥴 if that makes any sense

[@OhGeeWillickersMister]

She is a legend, from what I know about her she is such a force for positivity and of course an excellent actress.

[@kristenthompson7471]

Im not the one who stabbed the captain with the pickle will never not be funny!! 🤣

[@reneeclough9753]

She is such an inspiration, love her and svu , I'm a survivor of sexual assault

[@Sierra_Lynn]

That interrogation when she gets high from the mushroom fumes is hilarious!

[@aubreysvlog]

i'm so sat

[@gabriellehenry526]

she’s so beautiful

[@Sean.A.M]

Thank you so much for saying 1 in 6 men. Sooo many people out there have no idea how much it really does happen to men. Yes of course it happens to women much more, but thats more known, talked about, and shown on all forms of media. It's not as stigmatized as abuse/ assaulted done onto men. Men don't typically talk about such things and neither do the people that care about them.

[@teztheis3654]

As a customer service worker, I cannot possibly count how many men have condescended to me (in a situation where I wasn't in a position to correct their behavior for fear of job loss) calling me "honey" or "sweetie" or "sweetheart" or "dear" or "darling" or "doll" it's infuriating.

[@nicolezilla]

she still looks sooo good. i love her sm!

[@Ana-nj4ek]

I just started to watch from 20 season SVU, and the show is such a masterpiece

[@NNSSS11]

What an absolutely genuine person with a huge heart 🙏

[@annischiararonchi1911]

She is a role model for me: she is the cop that I wish there was in my town. I love this show! For me it's a confort serie! Thank you, Mariska! 🫶🫶🫶

[@kerribowen184]

Mariska you are a QUEEN ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@benjaminwfarzad]

Amazing for u and variety

[@ianshirreffs5604]

Seems like she wouldn't take crap from anyone IRL. She's probably really nice, but very secure with herself. I like it. 😊

[@MissShards]

She is a treasure ❤ I love Mariska. No one will ever reach her level. SVU wouldn't be SVU without her.

[@trishnabuch8564]

She’s my role model. I just love her so much ❤

[@22yjrobinluvr2]

Okay but I love her hair in this

[@Jus._.jaydan]

i like this hair style

[@melissabowers6268]

She looks so much like Mickey.....RIP Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield.

[@hshoustontx]

Iconic. Period. ❤❤❤❤

[@MrAlejandrita647]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH ❤

[@queenzena]

It is affirming to hear Mariska say didn't like that stupid line from "Wet." I, too, thought the show was going down a bad road when Speed Weed was co-producer. I barely watch the bulk of those season's episodes because they were brutal for me to sit through.

[@annamills2006]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@doublefeature]

no waaaaaaay, not me dying of excitement after seeing my bb Mariska pop up in this!!!!

[@Lamq555]

A LIVING LEGEND! MY MOTHER! SUCH A GREAT PERSON 💙

[@kevinliu6937]

Mariska is mothering jesus christ she's so hot at 60! I love how she doesn't remember any of these lines!

[@doublefeature]

most people probably don't know that she's basically the exact opposite of her character on SVU. silly, giggly, light, etc.

[@sword649]

I've always loved the power Mariska exudes on the show, and it's great to see her chat in real life too, wisdom abound!

[@shashijain5084]

Amazing onscreen & offscreen 🌎🇺🇲☀️

[@tanishahaynes8362]

I absolutely LOVE this woman!

[@cynthiajohnston3964]

She is ageless. Such a beautiful soul and person

[@doublefeature]

holy crap how did i not remember the mushrooms?!

[@robertoa.vences5213]

Love her!!!

[@BEAUTIINBRAVERY]

She has a wonderful sense of humor lol. I wish she would smile more on the show😊😊

[@maria1100]

I love her so much.

[@KatKiddEnt]

I LOVE THIS LADY, SO MUCH!! ❤❤❤

[@dannyhotemo]

Her laugh is contagious she is so lovely 😭

[@jazmynegodsey5787]

❤ her and svu

[@cgreen399]

The stabbing the captain with a pickle line was the first line I thought about because it was the most ridulous line in SVU history😂

[@rebeccawebb114]

Mariska is such a beautiful soul inside and out🥰 plus gotta love Badass Captain Benson 😍

[@MyLifeAsMiranda]

She's always been a family fave!

[@marzettik]

Love watching this woman! ❤

[@DP-ov6tv]

its crazy how captivating she is as olivia and as herself. i just want to listen to everything she has to say

[@hshoustontx]

She looks sooo good!

[@pilarremini4742]

La amooo es tan Hermosa ❤

[@in-self-sabotage-mode]

A true icon.

[@esskeetitgirly5600]

We need to see that smile more on SVU

[@masseyjd]

I love this lady.

[@coldsuncrowfeet]

Oh i just love her

[@mzkeek0o]

Her hair grew much longer

[@mariahchill9601]

Mariska is a real life super woman ❤❤❤

[@noglatzie]

i love her!

[@normaduncan9344]

I love this woman

[@althealee9375]

I need to see her do a Wired Autocomplete Interview

[@naschellep]

I love her ❤ she's such a beautiful human being 😍❤️

[@nguyenmytran4270]

Love her ❤

[@erikmorales6912]

She looks like an older jlo 👍

[@latoyatv2030]

I love her ❤

[@madison5965]

Such an incredible woman. I have always loved Olivia benson, and as a woman I’ve loved getting to know Mariska 🥹🥰

[@carmenbertios6586]

Love SVU❤

[@ac.5526]

Love her

[@MasonThomas_yt]

What a bombshell.

[@perryjones7771]

I would love to see her do mainstream movies. I could see her winning an Oscar on her first nomination.

[@vickistiles1609]

I remember these.

[@bpure2560]

The straighter hair blow dry and smokey eyes makes her look younger. Like a sexy goth.

[@NessaBear90]

I love the character Olivia Benson 😭😭.

[@krazzeeaj]

I love her

[@kseniaeliseeva5686]

gosh she is adorable!!

[@normagacutan21]

I love u Mariska

[@jenniferwilliams2840]

I love her, Benson is my favorite character.

[@soypitt]

Marishka is an ageless beauty. I had a crush on her since the early days of SVU and i still have the biggest crush on her till this day.

[@giselletech]

The Queen. Period.

[@sarahhejab6596]

She's my legend

[@Robloxbby330]

Mariska took beauty and brains personal...❤❤❤