Before she was Olivia Benson, Mariska Hargitay has revealed she auditioned for one of the main roles on "Friends." ...

SVU star Mariska Hargitay has shared that she auditioned for the role of Monica Geller in Friends. During an appearance on ...

Mariska Hargitay may be known as one of TV's hardest-hitting (and longest-running) police officers, but she didn't always ...

Before she was Olivia Benson, Mariska Hargitay almost played this character on the iconic '90s sitcom 'Friends.' ...

Mariska Hargitay auditioned for a role that could have changed TV forever. If she got that role, someone else would have ...

Mariska Hargitay was nearly cast on Friends, she revealed Tuesday. The Law and Order: SVU actress appeared on Amy Poehler’s ...

Mariska Hargitay says a psychic once told her she'd be 'famous for that face' — just months before landing her iconic role as Olivia Benson.

SVU' star looked back on the early days of her career during Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' podcast, sharing she "did a lot of ...

On the Oct. 21 episode of Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Hargitay, 61, opened up about her early career. Even though the actress ...

In fact, Hargitay, a former member of the famed Groundlings improv and sketch comedy troupe, had her hopes set on a being a ...