Mariska Hargitay Halts ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Filming to Assist Lost Child
|Mariska Hargitay, known for her role as a police officer on TV for the past 25 years, recently found herself in a real-life rescue scenario when a lost child mistook her for an actual officer.
The actress and mother of three stopped filming for about 20 minutes to assist the child in finding their mother.
A witness reported to People that on April 10, a young girl became separated from her mother at the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park.
Unaware of Hargitay’s scene partner, Ice-T, and the surrounding film crew, the girl approached Hargitay and asked for help.
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Hargitay halted production for 20 minutes to assist the little girl in searching for her mother.
Fortunately, they were reunited in less than half an hour.
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Hargitay has played Olivia Benson on Law and Order: SVU since the series premiere in 1999. The show is currently in its 25th season.
It looks like all those years of playing a police officer on TV paid off! Thanks to Mariska for helping the young girl find her mother.