Mariska Hargitay & Joe Torre attend a Domestic Violence Awareness event at the White House - pics

[Kadie]

Actress and Advocate Mariska Hargitay, right, and former Major League Baseball manager Joe Torre speak to media outside the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, after attending a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event in the East Room.


Actress and advocate Mariska Hargitay and former Major League Baseball manager Joe Torre embrace outside the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, after attending a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event in the East Room.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Actress Mariska Hargitay delivers a statement to reporters outside the West Wing after a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event at the White House October 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Hargitay is the founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization that aids survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. U.S. President Barack Obama announced new and unprecedented cooperation between the departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Treasury, Labor and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect victims of abuse and provide resources for families and communities to prevent abuse. Guests invited to the event included advocates, women�s and fatherhood groups, faith leaders and law enforcement agencies.


Actress Mariska Hargitay (R) shares a laugh with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (C) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius at an event marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the East Room at the White House in Washington, October 27, 2010.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Actress Mariska Hargitay (R) embraces White House Council on Women and Girls Executive Director Tina Tchen during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event in the East Room of the White House October 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Hargitay is the founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization that aids survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Obama announced new and unprecedented cooperation between the departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Treasury, Labor and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect victims of abuse and provide resources for families and communities to prevent abuse. Guests invited to the event included advocates, women�s and fatherhood groups, faith leaders and law enforcement agencies.


White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett hugs former Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Joe Torre at an event marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the East Room at the White House in Washington, October 27, 2010.


President Barack Obama talks with former Major League Baseball team manager Joe Torre, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, after he spoke at an event marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden embraces actress Mariska Hargitay during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event in the East Room of the White House October 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Hargitay is the founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization that aids survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Obama announced new and unprecedented cooperation between the departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Treasury, Labor and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect victims of abuse and provide resources for families and communities to prevent abuse. Guests invited to the event included advocates, women's and fatherhood groups, faith leaders and law enforcement agencies.


U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets actress Mariska Hargitay (R) and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (2nd R) at an event marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the East Room at the White House in Washington, October 27, 2010.

[soleft]

1. Thanks for posting this!

:)

[wicket]

2. I love her on SVU!

And what a beauty :loveya:

[walldude]

6. Well when your mom is Jayne Mansfield.

you are going to come out looking good. I love her on SVU, I just wish they'd get rid of Stabler, he's become the most unlikeable depressing character on TV, it's ruining the show.

[WolverineDG]

12. Her dad wasn't hit with an ugly stick either nt

[wicket]

13. Wow - I never knew that!!!!

And sorry, but I love Daddy Stabler :P

[walldude]

14. Yeah Daughter of Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay

I used to like Stabler but in the last 2 years he has just become miserable. I can see how this would follow his character arc as that job has to be incredibly depressing, but I just can't watch him anymore.

[YOY]

3. Quite a nice woman IRL by many accounts I've heard.

n/t

[madrchsod]

4. her mom would be so proud of her....

at least her father lived long enough to see her success an actress and a spokesperson.

[WildEyedLiberal]

5. It's awesome to know she's passionate about these issues IRL too

I <3 me some Olivia Benson :D

[Demoiselle]

7. I do really admire her, too.

I watch SVU pretty frequently. But I can't watch show after show...it's such grim stuff. And it occurs to me that there must be a pretty severe burnout rate for police who do the work. Bless them all.

[Kadie]

16. It can be tough to watch sometimes,

but it is still on of my favorite shows.

Good to see her helping with domestic abuse issues.

[LeftinOH]

8. Just seeing pics of Mariska makes my heart race; I think if I saw her in person I'd faint..

Is that wrong?

[Bob Loblaw]

9. It's laudable that she would support the cause...

but you have to be kidding me about her show. The only thing worse than the writing is the acting (across all characters). My wife and I watch it sometimes for the same reason I occasionally watched CHips back in the 80's. It's so bad it's good. We refer to her as "Stinky" because it seems her one acting move is to make a face that you would think would be accompanied by the line "What stinks in here?"

[mitchum]

15. Mrs mitchum has proposed the SVU drinking game...

players have to take a drink every time that the word "semen" comes up in the dialogue.
That is some heavy-handed acting and writing on that show. Still I enjoy it. It's like Dragnet without the pioneering spirit.

[Still Blue in PDX]

10. She's beautiful inside and out.

Yes, I know the difference between teevee and reality, but I would imagine that playing Olivia Benson all these years would bring this issue up close and personal.

[Love Bug]

11. She gets more beautiful every year, both inside and out!