Oct 22, 2019 at 11:40 am

Mariska Hargitay Recalls Being Fired From 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'!

Mariska Hargitay stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday night (October 21), and opened up about the time she was fired from 1995′s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie!

The 55-year-old Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star recalled being cast to play Queen Dulcea in the hit film being shot in Australia.

“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,” Mariska recalled. “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.”

Mariska flew home for the holidays and when she called the team back in the new year, she didn’t receive the most welcome response: “They’re like, ‘Sweetie, you’re good, don’t worry about it.’ And they fired me!,” she said, jokingly adding, “I watch my P’s and Q’s on SVU now.”

Mariska Hargitay was replaced by actress Gabrielle Fitzpatrick in the role.