Olivia Benson

Olivia Benson is played by Mariska Hargitay

Character's backstory: Her mother was raped while in College. Olivia was the product.

Occupation: Special Victims Detective

Personality type: Can be emotional connects with the victims. Closed up, doesn't like to talk about her problems or issues, sometimes does with Elliot her partner.

Signature look: her hair changes every season

Endearing trait(s): empathic to vics works hard to get perps.

Annoying trait(s): doesn't let people in to her life easily. Runs when things get hard.

CHARACTER CONNECTIONS

Family members: her mother Serena Benson died in Season two. Her father the man who raped her mother, who she found through illegal DNA Search died and her half brother Simon Marsden through her father.

Romance(s): One-night stand with Brian Cassidy a fellow SVU Detective, dated a guy named Micheal for awhile until the job got in the way. Is currently as of the newest episode Closet dating a man named Kurt Ross. Maybe Stabler but it hasn't been confirmed.

Friends: Elliot Stabler, the other detectives, Casey Novak

Enemies: the perps.

UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER QUOTES

do whatever you can to save her/him

DEFINING EPISODES | MEMORABLE SCENES

Undercover/ The Whole Episode is memorable

911/The whole episode.. Plus this is where she won her first EMMY!!!

PHOTOS

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