Olivia Benson to the Rescue! Mariska Hargitay Halts Filming ‘Law and Order: SVU’ to Help Lost Little Girl Find Her Mom

Mariska Hargitay got a tiny peek into what it would be like to truly walk in Olivia Benson’s shoes.

The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit star was in the middle of filming the hit crime drama in New York City on Wednesday, April 10, when she was interrupted by a little girl.

SOURCE: MEGAMariska Hargitay has starred on ‘Law and Order: SVU’ since 1999.

The child, who mistakenly thought the 60-year-old actress was a real police officer, walked onto set at the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park where Hargitay was filming a scene with costar Ice-T and asked the mother-of-three to help her find her mother.

The child apparently didn’t even notice the cameras and crew in her panic.

SOURCE: MEGAMariska Hargitay and Ice-T were filming when a lost girl wandered on set.

In true Olivia Benson style, it’s been reported the actress stopped production for 20 minutes until she could reunite the girl with her mom. According to a witness, she even took an extra moment to help console them both before heading back to work.

Hargitay first made her debut on SVU in 1999. The show is currently airing Season 25. Over the many years of playing the skilled investigator, she admitted in a 2022 interview that she’s learned several important life lessons.

SOURCE: LAW AND ORDER: SVUMariska Hargitay stopped production for 20 minutes to help the little girl find her mom.