SVU Star Is a Real-Life Hero: Here’s What Happened
By Movieguide® Contributor
Mariska Hargitay may be saving people in fictional stories on LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, but the actress recently got the chance to help people in real life.
Last month on her way to tape an interview with TODAY, Hargitay and actor Willie Geist had the opportunity to be real-life heroes.
It began when a woman with a cane fell while crossing the street. Geist helped her up and walked with her.
Shortly after, “another pedestrian fell as he ‘lost control’ of his electric wheelchair ‘when the wheel fell off,” Fox News reported. An insider who witnessed the incident said, “Mariska and Willie rushed to his aid, and the cameraman, too. Willie and the guy with the camera hoisted the man up in his chair while Mariska fixed the wheel.”
“Hargitay, who stars as Olivia Benson on SVU, was shooting the interview at a court location where the show films, the rep told the outlet. The TV star’s interview will air on Jan. 12, 2025,” Fox said.
This isn’t the first time Hargitay has gone out of her way to help someone in need.
While shooting SVU, Hargitay insisted they pause filming after a lost child approached her, thinking she was a real police officer.
A witness told PEOPLE, “The little girl had been separated from her mother in the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park and enlisted Hargitay for help. The actress obliged, halting production for 20 minutes to help the child locate her mother and to console them both.”
READ MORE: LAW & ORDER: SVU STAR MARISKA HARGITAY STOPS FILMING TO HELP LOST CHILD
Hargitay is outspoken about helping and loving others. Recently in a post to Instagram, she said, “We should stick together. Hug your girlfriends, love your family, love your people.”
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