Actress Mariska Hargitay released a family secret bombshell in a new interview. For years, it was publicly believed that Hargitay's father was Mickey Hargitay, described by Vanity Fair as "a Hungarian bodybuilding champion turned actor who married Mansfield in 1956.

Mariska Hargitay has been making headlines after the revelation about her biological father, Nelson Sardelli, during the premiere of her deeply personal documentary, My Mom Jayne.

Mariska was in the backseat of a car when her famous mother was killed in a 1967 auto accident. Find out more about the actress' parents, here.