Olivia Benson

Olivia Benson
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Name:	Olivia Margaret Benson
Alias(es):	Liv
Profession:	Police Officer
Rank:	Captain (2019-present) Lieutenant (2015-2019) Sergeant (2013-2015) Detective (1998-2013) Officer (1992-1998)
Family:	Serena Benson (mother) (deceased) Joseph Hollister (father) (deceased) Simon Marsden (paternal half-brother) Ty Marsden (step-nephew) Olivia Marsden (niece)
Marital status:	Single
Children:	Noah Porter Benson (adopted son)
Status:	Alive
Portrayed by:	Mariska Hargitay
Seasons:	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
First episode:	Fire: We Called Her Jellybean P.D.: They'll Have to Go Through Me
Last episode:	P.D.: We Called Her Jellybean P.D.: The Song of Gregory Williams Yates

Olivia Benson is the Commanding Officer of the Manhattan SVU at the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Biography

Lieutenant Olivia "Liv" Margaret Benson (born February 7, 1968) is the commanding officer of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. Prior to taking over SVU, Benson worked as a SVU detective and was partnered with Elliot Stabler for over twelve years. After Elliot's resignation, Benson partnered primarily with Nick Amaro before she became a sergeant and took over the SVU unit from Captain Donald Cragen. In 2015, Olivia was promoted to Lieutenant, but is transferred to the Community Affairs Division and Mike Dodds takes over as acting commanding officer of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. She is later reinstated as the Lieutenant of SVU.

Appearances

• Chicago Fire (1 season, 1 episode):
  • Season 3: We Called Her Jellybean
• Chicago P.D. (2 seasons, 3 episodes):
  • Season 2: They'll Have to Go Through Me • The Number of Rats
  • Season 3: The Song of Gregory Williams Yates
• Law & Order: SVU (Crossover Episodes: 3 seasons, 4 episodes):
  • Season 15: Comic Perversion
  • Season 16: Chicago Crossover • Daydream Believer
  • Season 17: Nationwide Manhunt