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Mariska Hargitay Says Birth Father Was 'Thrilled' About 'My Mom Jayne' Doc
- Mariska Hargitay premiered her documentary My Mom Jayne on HBO on June 27, 2025, exploring the life of her late mother, Jayne Mansfield.
- Mariska Hargitay disclosed that her real father is Nelson Sardelli, an Italian singer, not Mickey Hargitay, a fact she kept private for nearly three decades.
- The documentary addresses family complexities, including Jayne Mansfield's affair with Sardelli during her separation from Mickey and the impact of fame and tragedy.
- Hargitay described the loss of her mother as an intense emotional pain, likening it to an emptiness within, while Sardelli expressed his excitement about the film and praised her ability to share their story.
- The film allowed Hargitay to confront family secrets on her terms and provided healing for her and her family while sharing Jayne Mansfield's legacy anew.
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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 …
In My Mom Jayne, Mariska Hargitay Seeks Answers About Her Mother
When Mariska Hargitay was 3, she and two of her brothers survived the car accident that killed their mother, bombshell movie star Jayne Mansfield. The kids were asleep in the back seat; the three adults in the front—Mansfield, her companion at the time, and the car’s driver—were killed instantly. Mariska’s two brothers, injured, were carried away from the scene. It wasn’t until later that one of them, 6-year-old Zoltan, realized Mariska wasn’t w…
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