Mariska Hargitay to Host Emmys, First Woman in 15 Years
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 9
Mariska Hargitay to Host Emmys, First Woman in 15 Years
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 9
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Mariska Hargitay will host next week’s Emmy Awards, ending a 15-year stretch without a female host after nearly turning NBC down.
Hargitay said friends who had hosted awards shows urged her not to do the “thankless” job, but her love of television and appetite for a new challenge changed her mind.
The 61-year-old actor said ex-Late Show With Stephen Colbert writers are helping shape her material, with early ideas including jokes about celebrities wanting SVU cameos as dead bodies.
The booking caps a standout year for Hargitay, who is returning for her 28th season of Law & Order: SVU and just won 2 Creative Arts Emmys for her HBO documentary My Mom Jayne.