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Mariska Hargitay Shares in Documentary that Mickey Hargitay Isn't Her Biological Dad
- Mariska Hargitay revealed in her documentary My Mom Jayne, screened recently at Cannes, that Mickey Hargitay is not her biological father.
- She discovered in her 20s that her biological father is Nelson Sardelli, an Italian singer and comedian, following her mother Jayne Mansfield's separation from Mickey.
- The documentary also explores Jayne Mansfield's fatal 1967 car crash and Mariska's personal journey reconciling her family history and identity.
- Mariska said discovering the truth shattered her world and recalled confronting Sardelli with fierce determination, describing the encounter as going "full Olivia Benson" on him.
- The film premieres on HBO June 27 and shows Mariska's acceptance that she grew up where she was meant to and values the choices made for her upbringing.
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Mariska Hargitay reveals identity of biological father after 30-year family secret
Originally appeared on E! Online. Mariska Hargitay is sharing a family secret — she is not biologically a Hargitay. The 61-year-old revealed her late dad Mickey Hargitay, who raised her after her mom Jayne Mansfield died in a 1967 car accident that the “Law & Order: SVU” actress survived as a child, is not her biological father. That would be Brazilian-born Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, 90. When Mariska was 30, she watched him perform in Atlan…
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