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 reflected on how her dream of being a comedian landed her an audition on Friends as Monica and how she ended ...

Monica Geller was ultimately played by Courteney Cox on Friends between 1994 and 2004.. Hargitay, 61, went on to share that ...

Mariska Hargitay revealed a surprising chapter from her early acting career during an appearance on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang ...

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.

Mariska Hargitay only wanted to be a comedy actor. Then a psychic told her otherwise and she landed 'Law and Order: Special ...

Mariska Hargitay joins celebrities like Denzel Washington correcting name pronunciations, revealing her first name should ...

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

The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” icon says she tested “so many times” for “Friends” and other sitcoms before leaning ...

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

“I get called ‘Muh-ritz-uh,’ ‘Mar-see-kuh,’ ‘Mar-kis-kuh,’” she shared, noting that her co-stars will sometimes call her by ...