Mariska Hargitay was 3 years old when her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, was killed in a car accident in 1967. The mother of five, who was compared to Marilyn Monroe, was 34.

A new trailer for Mariska Hargitay's upcoming HBO documentary, My Mom Jayne, delves into the Law & Order star’s journey to ...

Mariska Hargitay revealed a decades-long secret about her biological father in her new documentary. The “Law & Order: Special ...

Mariska Hargitay says that in her 20s, she discovered that the man who raised her was not her biological father — but she has no regrets: 'I grew up where I was supposed to.' ...

However, in May 2025, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actress revealed a major family secret – sharing that her biological father is actually Nelson Sardelli. Jayne was married to her ...

Mariska Hargitay is sharing a family secret—she is not biologically ... That would be Brazilian-born Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, 90. When Mariska was 30, she watched him perform in Atlantic ...

However, in May, she dropped a bombshell that turned the narrative of her family history upside down ... but rather Nelson Sardelli. Jayne Mansfield, Mariska's mother, first married Paul Mansfield ...

My Mom Jayne,' which marks Mariska Hargitay's feature film directorial debut, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In the documentary, the actress reveals a shocking family secret she's kept for ...

recounting the moment she first met and introduced herself to Sardelli, who is still alive and in his eighties Mariska Hargitay is opening up about a family secret she's kept for more than 30 years.