Mariska Hargitay Makes Rare Appearance with Son August, 17, as They Sit Courtside at New York Knicks Game

Mar. 15, 2025

Mariska Hargitay and son August.Photo:Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com

Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com

Mariska Hargitayis spending some quality time with her son.

On Thursday, theLaw & Order: SVUactress, 60, was photographed sitting courtside with her 17-year-old son August as they enjoyed the New York Knicks game together. Hargitay wore yellow cowboy boots and a tan jacket, clapping her hands together as she cheered on the team.

Her teen son looked pensive as he sat next to his mom, focused on the game in front of him.

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Mariska Hargitay and son August.Michael Simon/Shutterstock

Michael Simon/Shutterstock

Hargitay shares her three kids — Andrew, 12, August, and Amaya, 12 — with husbandPeter Hermann, 56.

In January, the star chatted with PEOPLE exclusively andshared a sweet story about her sonAndrew, who doesn’t yet watchSVU.

Meanwhile, Hargitay shared that Andrew recently discovered a Japanese anime fantasy film — in which she had a voiceover part —Tales From Earthsea, from 2006.

Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann and their three kids.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

“I did this movie so many years ago, I just did a little voiceover, no big deal,” she said. “And then my son, who loves anime now, he found out that I was in this movie. He said, ‘What? You’re in this movie?’ And we sat and watched it. And I’m sitting on the couch with my 12-year-old son who, first of all, the movie’s good, but he just thought it was the coolest thing.”

“So for him to see me in this movie that he loves, he said ‘Mom, it’s such a cool character.’ And it was this moment of had I known that, almost 20 years ago, that I would have this moment with my son that was so bonding and sacred, I just sat there going, ‘I don’t know that life gets better than this moment.’"

“And that’s what’s exciting about life, that in many ways, we’re getting ready our whole lives for things,” she reflected, “because I keep learning things are worth the wait.”

source: people.com