Is Mariska Hargitay considering retirement from Law & Order: SVU? Find out what she has to say.
Mariska Hargitay Teases a “Big Announcement” & Life Beyond ‘Law & Order: SVU’
Mariska Hargitay isn’t ready to say goodbye to Detective Olivia Benson just yet.
But that doesn’t mean the longtime Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star hasn’t pictured what her next chapter will look like when the time finally comes for her to walk away from the NBC crime drama.
“I have thought about that,” Mariska—who has starred on the series since 1999—exclusively told E! News. “Not yet. Just thought about it for way later. But I’m open.”
However, the 60-year-old knows she’ll stay just as busy after she gives up her character’s badge.
“I’m a very active person with a lot of irons in the fire,” Mariska noted. “I am somebody who follows the signs. I trust that the future will be right and that I will be where I’m supposed to be. I’m very engaged and fulfilled at SVU right now and there’s definitely things that I want to do and achieve challenge myself with.”