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When I read the script sometimes, it's like 'Christ! Enough!' I can't sleep at night sometimes. There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower off.

Mariska Hargitay

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Mariska Hargitay
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 23
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Santa Monica
California
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay
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