She was going to be the queen!

Mariska Hargitay Reveals What Movie Role She Was Fired From

The very talented Mariska Hargitay was fired from a movie role more than 20 years ago. The 55-year-old actress revealed the full story during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. We have all the details about it!

Mariska Hargitay while filming Law & Order: SVU in New York on May 17, 2021

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You are probably very used to see the fabulous Mariska Hargitay as "Olivia Benson" in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, but did you know she almost played a queen once?

During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the 55-year-old actress revealed she was fired from the 1995 film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, in which she was supposed to play "Queen Dulcea." This is the full story!

Mariska Hargitay opens up about the movie role she was fired from

Mariska explained she was cast in the Power Rangers movie, which was shot in Australia. However, something went wrong when the shooting schedule came very close to the holidays. "I was so excited because I was going to Australia to play this queen. I get there, hair, makeup, prosthetic pieces, walking around like that feeling pretty good. I was there for November, and then December and then we were getting closer to Christmas and they had me on hold a lot and finally from Dec. 21, I said, 'Hey guys, this is great, but you kept me on hold too long.' It's Christmas! I think that's only fair," explained the actress to Seth Meyers and his audience.

Mariska Hargitay, who also showed off a couple pictures of the sexy costume she was supposed to wear for her role as "Queen Dulcea," added that she flew back home to spend Christmas time with her family. When she called the Power Rangers team back in the new year, she didn't get the response she was expecting: "They're like, 'Sweetie, you're good, don't worry about it.' And they fired me!" she said. Then she learnt she was replaced by actress Gabrielle Fitzpatrick.

Mariska Hargitay was fired from a movie role but she is THE queen

It would have been quite interesting to see Mariska Hargitay portraying a very different character as the one we already know in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Although she was not able to continue in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, we all have to agree on the fact that she is THE queen. Mariska's "Olivia Benson" is the longest running character on the longest running TV show, appearing in 21 seasons of NBC's Law & Order: SUV.