Captain Olivia Margaret "Liv" Benson is the commanding officer of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit in New York City. Before taking over SVU, Benson worked as an SVU detective, and she …

Olivia Margaret "Liv" Benson [2] is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Mariska Hargitay. Benson …

Olivia Benson was a female senior Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant and eventually Captain of the Special Victims Unit at the NYPD. Throughout her years as a detective, she worked side-by …

3 days ago · When Law & Order: SVU started in 1999, Olivia Benson, played by Mariska Hargitay, was an empathetic detective working her way through the intricate New York Special Victims …

Olivia Benson is truly the heart of soul of the Law & Order: SVU series. Played by Mariska Hargitay. She started off in Season 1 as a detective, now she's the Captain of the SVU squad.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Mariska Hargitay stars in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as Olivia Benson, a dedicated and emotionally driven detective and commanding...

Apr 9, 2025 · Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) reunite on screen for the first time in two years in "Law & Order: Organized Crime" Season Five.

Aug 25, 2023 · Playing Olivia Benson has been an incredibly personal journey for Mariska Hargitay, and after reading so many scripts about violent sexual assaults and miscarriages of …

Captain Olivia "Liv" Margaret Benson is the main protagonist of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and one of the deuteragonists of Organized Crime. She is portrayed by Mariska Hargitay.

Hargitay is best known for starring as Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hargitay was born in Santa Monica, California, and is the daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield.