"Mom Is Not Next to Me"... Child Believed American Actress Was a Real Police Officer

Mariska Hajitei Meets Girl Lost During Filming
Stops Shooting for 20 Minutes to Find Guardian

A Hollywood actor’s story of helping a lost girl find her guardian during a drama shoot has warmed hearts.

On the 18th (local time), the US NBC network reported that actress Mariska Hargitay helped a young girl at a playground in New York last week. Hargitay has played the role of Olivia Benson, a dedicated detective, in the drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

Hollywood actress Mariska Hargitay helping a child. [Image source=X]

At the time, Hargitay was filming season 25 of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" at Fort Tryon Park in New York. Meanwhile, the girl, who was looking for her mother, saw the police badge on Hargitay’s costume and mistook her for a real police officer, asking for help. It was reported that the girl was unaware that filming was taking place.

Hargitay paused filming for 20 minutes to help the girl find her mother. During this time, she knelt down to listen attentively to the girl’s story and carried her around the nearby area. Fortunately, the girl was reunited with her mother shortly afterward.

Hollywood actress Mariska Hargitay. [Image source=Instagram]

As news of Hargitay’s kind act spread, praise poured in on social media. Netizens expressed various reactions such as, "A hero both on and off the screen," "Her decisiveness moved us," "A kind person," and "Glad the child safely returned to her mother’s arms."

Born in 1964, Hargitay debuted in the 1985 film "Ghoulies." Since 1999, she has appeared in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and continues to be actively involved in her career.

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