Mariska Hargitay’s Net Worth: How Much does She Earned From ‘Law and Order’ Series? Latest Updates!

By David D. Ramey On Mar 25, 2022

Mariska Magdolna Hargitay was born on January 23, 1964, in Santa Monica, California. She is the daughter of Mickey Hargitay, the Hungarian Mr Universe, and actress Jayne Mansfield.

She has three half-siblings and two older brothers. When she was a baby, her parents divorced. Her mother died in a vehicle accident when she was three and a half years old.

The automobile rear-ended a truck at high speed while going from Biloxi, Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana in the middle of the night.

Hargitay was asleep in the backseat of the automobile when the accident happened, and he has a minor zig-zag scar on his face.

In the front seat, all three adults were murdered. The three children in the backseat were all unharmed. Mariska was reared by her father and Ellen Siano, his third wife.

Hargitay began performing in high school, and in the early 1980s, she has crowned Miss Beverly Hills USA.

Name	Mariska Magdolna Hargitay
Birth	January 23, 1964, in Santa Monica, California
Age	58 years
Genre	Actor, Film Producer
Relation With	Peter Hermann
Net Worth	$100 Billion

She attended the School of Theater, Film, and Television at UCLA after graduating from Marymount High School in 1982.

She did not finish her degree, however, and instead left college early to join the Groundlings improv company in Los Angeles, where she immediately began starring in minor roles on television.

Mariska Hargitay’s Career!

In the spring of 1999, Hargitay auditioned for the NBC police procedural drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

She auditioned for the role of Detective Olivia Benson, the female lead. Samantha Mathis and Reiko Aylesworth were among the other finalists considered for the role.

After auditioning in the final round with Christopher Meloni, who was in the running for the male lead, executives chose her and Meloni for the role due to their chemistry. Hargitay attended rape crisis advocate training to prepare for the part of Benson.

Hargitay went on to become the longest-serving member of the cast of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which has been on the show since 1999.

She took maternity leave during the final months of her pregnancy in 2006, during the show’s sixth season. In the role of Dani Beck, she was temporarily replaced by Connie Nielsen.

Hargitay has won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her work on the show.

Hargitay has appeared in a variety of different shows such as Olivia Benson, including three episodes of “Law & Order,” one episode of “Law & Order: Trial by Jury,” three episodes of “Chicago P.D.,” and one episode of “Chicago Fire.”

Hargitay and Meloni’s contracts expired in May 2009, after the show’s tenth season. They were reportedly earning $375,000 to $385,000 each episode at the time.

She reportedly earned between $400,00 and $500,000 per episode as of August 2012, after successfully renegotiating her contract. Hargitay has appeared in various shows as herself outside of “Law & Order: SVU.”

Mariska Magdolna Hargitay Personal Life!

After appearing on her show “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” Hargitay married actor Peter Hermann in 2004.

In 2006, the couple welcomed a boy into the world, and in 2011, they adopted two more children.

When Hargitay fell during a stunt on “Law & Order: SVU” in 2008, she suffered a partially collapsed lung.

Hargitay is the creator of the Joyful Heart Foundation, which helps women who have been sexually abused and other domestic violence victims.

More than ten thousand women and children have benefited from the foundation’s different support structures.

Hargitay contributed $100,000 to her alma mater, the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, in September 2011 to assist student scholarships.

Mariska Hargitay’s Net Worth!

Mariska Hargitay is an actress from the United States with a net worth of $100 million. She is most known for her role on the television drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Since 1999, she has played detective Olivia Benson on the show.

Mariska Hargitay’s current episode compensation is $500,000. Before syndication fees, that corresponds to $11 million per year in base pay earnings in a typical 22-episode season.

She regularly receives $13-15 million each year from Law & Order, plus various bonuses and considerations.

Mariska Hargitay’s Real Estate!

Mariska and Peter paid $10.7 million for a townhouse on the Upper West Side of New York City near Central Park in 2012.

They offered this property for sale in 2018 for $10.5 million, however it was eventually sold for $9.75 million in February 2019, a loss of $1 million.

They sold a prior NYC house for $5.1 million in 2007 and another for $8.15 million in 2008 after only owning it for a year.

They paid $7.34 million in 2010 for a 7,000-square-foot mansion on over an acre of land in East Hampton, New York. This is their primary residence at the moment.

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