Creating Great Characters: Dick Wolf & Mariska Hargitay in Conversation

Jun 4, 2018
7:00 PM PT
Los Angeles

Over the course of nineteen seasons, acclaimed actor, producer, and director Mariska Hargitay has portrayed Lieutenant Olivia Benson on the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the longest running prime-time drama series currently on television. For her riveting work creating one of the most unforgettable characters in television history, Ms. Hargitay, who is also an executive producer and director on SVU, has won an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama, a Golden Globe Award, and earned an additional seven Emmy nominations, five SAG Award nominations, and two Gracie Allen Awards for American Women in Radio and Television.

For this special conversation focusing on her defining work on season nineteen, Ms. Hargitay will be joined in conversation by Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of the Law & Order franchise. Mr. Wolf is an Emmy, PGA, and Grammy Award winner, and one of the most prolific and honored producers of all time. His series include Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Med, and the upcoming F.B.I.

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Dick Wolf, Creator/Executive Producer, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariska Hargitay, “Lieutenant Olivia Benson”; Executive Producer, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Moderator: Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment

 

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