Law And Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay Reveals Why It Was Challenging To Work With Christopher Meloni (And More) Early On: ‘We Have To Sacrifice'

Mariska Hargitay has been the face of Law & Order: SVU for over 25 years now, and built a strong legacy because of it.

Whatever Mariska Hargitay did worked, because she is certainly considered to be one of the best of of network television and is the longest-running actor in the Law & Order franchise.

Throughout the long-running Law & Order franchise, many actors have come and gone, with very few sticking around for 20+ years.