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Mariska Hargitay Says Birth Father Was 'Thrilled' About 'My Mom Jayne' Doc
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – Mariska Hargitay’s 2025 documentary reveals her biological father is Nelson Sardelli, uncovering family secrets and reshaping her understanding of her late mother Jayne Mansfield.
- Mariska Hargitay premiered her documentary My Mom Jayne on HBO on Friday, June 27, 2025, exploring her mother Jayne Mansfield's life and legacy.
- Hargitay revealed in the film and interviews that she learned her biological father was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay, after living the secret for 30 years.
- Jayne Mansfield passed away in a vehicle collision on June 28, 1967, an event her daughter Mariska and brothers survived, and Mickey Hargitay took on the role of raising Mariska as his own child.
- Mariska described the loss of her mother as an emotional void in her life and mentioned that her birth father was very happy, as he had also been carrying this long-held secret.
- Hargitay's documentary and revelations have helped her family process longstanding trauma and affirm that revealing the truth did not change her bond with Mickey Hargitay.
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Los Angeles Times'My Mom Jayne' led Mariska Hargitay to see her mother 'like a superhero'
LOS ANGELES — “See the pink roses?” Mariska Hargitay says as she shuffles outside her home.
Mariska Hargitay Opens Up About Discovering the Truth About Her Biological Father | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Mariska Hargitay is getting candid about family secret she’s been hiding. The 61-year-old actress and daughter of the late Jayne Mansfield was a guest on the June 25 episode of Alex Cooper‘s podcast, Call Her Daddy. While on the podcast, Mariska opened up about a family secret she had been hiding for years and finally decided to share with the public with the release of her documentary, My Mom Jayne. Keep reading to find out more… In the documen…
All About Mariska Hargitay's Biological Dad Nelson Sardelli & How She Learned the Truth About His Identity
Mariska Hargitay disclosed the truth about her biological father, Nelson Sardelli, for the first time in her documentary, My Mom Jayne. In Mariska’s documentary about her late-mother, Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield, she revealed for the first time that her birth father was the Brazilian-Italian singer and not Mickey Hargitay as she always thought growing up. The Law & Order: SVU star was born during Mickey’s tumultuous marriage to the former…
In ‘My Mom Jayne,’ Mariska Hargitay grapples with a secret and her mother’s choices
That Mariska Hargitay is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield is one of those things everyone who knows anything about either of them seems to know — in some cases maybe the only thing. Even Hargitay — who was only 3 years old when, in 1967, her mother died in a road accident, which she and two brothers survived — had much to learn about her, and she spent most of her life not learning it. Now, in her inquisitive 60s, she has put that belated search …
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