Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay attends Haley & Jason Binn's Memorial Day party on May 30, 2010, in Southampton, N.Y. Hargitay is nominated for a 2010 Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her work on "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit." It's her seventh Emmy nomination for her role as Det. Olivia Benson on the show. She won the award in 2006.

Actresses Jill Hennessy, left, and Mariska Hargitay attend the 2010 Joyful Heart Foundation Gala on May 5, 2010, in New York.

"Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit" actress Mariska Hargitay attends the 34th Annual Gracie Awards, in New York on June 3, 2009.

Actress Mariska Hargitay arrives at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square, Monday, March 17, 2008, in New York.

Mariska Hargitay arrives at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, in Los Angeles.

A pregnant Mariska Hargitay arrives at the premiere of the film "The Inside Man" in New York on March 20, 2006.

Mariska Hargitay arrives at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2005.

Mariska Hargitay poses with her father, former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay, at the American Women in Radio & Television Gracie Allen Awards gala in New York on June 2, 2004. Her mother, Jayne Mansfield, was killed instantly in a car crash in 1967, while a young Mariska and her brothers were in the vehicle. She has no memory of the accident.

Mariska Hargitay poses with the Golden Globe award she won for her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 16, 2005.

Mariska Hargitay poses with husband, Peter Hermann, as the two arrive at the closing ceremonies of the 45th Television Festival of Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on July 1, 2005. The couple, who met on the set of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," married on Aug. 28, 2004. They have one son, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann, who was born in 2006.

Mariska Hargitay arrives at the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2004.

"Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit" co-stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay arrive at the annual White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2002.

Mariska Hargitay arrives at the opening of the Reaction Kenneth Cole store in New York on Oct. 29, 2001. Before "SVU," the actress also appeared on "ER" and "Seinfeld."