She is best known for her Emmy and Golden Globe winning role as Detective Olivia Benson on Law And Order: Special Victims Unit.

A role which requires her to live in  casual and comfortable clothing.

But yesterday Mariska Hargitay showed off her feminine curves as she stripped off during a trip to the beach with her family in Southampton, New York.

Special Bikini unit: Mariska Hargitay displayed her beach curves in a form fitting green one piece on the beach in Southampton, New York yesterday

Special Bikini unit: Mariska Hargitay displayed her beach curves in a form fitting green one piece on the beach in Southampton, New York yesterday

Cooling off: Mariska spent time splashing in the waves while her children August, five and adopted daughter Amaya, five months were on the beach

Cooling off: Mariska spent time splashing in the waves while her children August, five and adopted daughter Amaya, five months were on the beach

Pin-up pedigree: Mariska's mother was actress and platinum blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield who died in a car crash aged 34

Pin-up pedigree: Mariska’s mother was actress and platinum blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield who died in a car crash aged 34

The 47-year-old actress poured her voluptuous curves into a form-fitting bright green one-piece which looked perfect against her olive skin tone and dark hair.

It should come as no surprise that the actress wears a swimsuit well, as her mother was 50’s actress and pin-up Jayne Mansfield who tragically died in a car crash, aged 34.

Mariska spent time cooling off in the ocean and splashing in the waves while her children August, five and adopted daughter Amaya, five months, played on the beach.