Trivias Of Mariska Hargitay
- Her father was the Hungarian-born former Mr. Universe.
- Her first and middle names are Hungarian.
- She was crowned Miss Beverly Hills USA in 1982.
- She finished fourth runner-up in the Miss California USA in 1983.
- She trained as a rape crisis advocate to prepare for the role of Olivia Benson.
- She underwent surgery after she suffered a partially collapsed lung after taking a fall during a stunt on the set of SVU in December 2008.
- She was hospitalized in 2009 after suffering from chest pains related to the injury sustained in December 2008.
- She received UCLA's TFT Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011 and was honored at the school's June commencement ceremony.
- Hargitay was awarded the 2,511th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 8, 2013. Her star was placed next to the star of her mother, which is located at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard.
- She speaks five languages: English, French, Hungarian, Spanish, and Italian.
- Hargitay has worked with Michigan Police and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to raise awareness about the statistics of untested rape kits. She produced a documentary I Am Evidence, following the thousands of untested rape kits.
- She is an honorary board member director of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
