Mariska Hargitay never set out to play a character like Olivia Benson, the street-smart NYPD captain with the heart of gold on “Law & Order: Special Victim Units.”In fact, Hargitay, a former member of the famed Groundlings improv and sketch comedy troupe, had her hopes set on a being a sitcom star until a psychic told her she was destined for drama.
Mariska Hargitay Says a Psychic Predicted Her ‘Law & Order’ Career
