Actress Mariska Hargitay recently took her role as Detective Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” a step further in real life, helping a lost child, who mistook her for a real police officer, reunite with her mother, a witness told People.
According to the report, while shooting “SVU” on April 10, Hargitay halted production at Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park for 20 minutes while she helped a lost child who approached her in costume as a member of law enforcement with a badge. The child did not notice the film crew or her scene partner, Ice-T.
Hargitay, who is a parent to three children of her own with husband Peter Hermann, was able to reunite the pair and console the mother and daughter, the witness told People.
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Earlier this year, Mariska Hargitay and other “SVU” co-stars– including Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Michelle Hurd and Octavio Pisano, celebrated a special milestone as they stepped out for the show’s 25th anniversary celebration at Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City.
Hargitay has played Detective Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU” since 1999. The show returned for its 25th season on Jan. 18.