Jayne Mansfield's Legacy Explored in 'My Mom ... - Biloxi Sun Herald
- Mariska Hargitay produced the documentary My Mom Jayne, which airs on June 27, 2024, on HBO and explores her mother Jayne Mansfield's life and death.
- The film grew from Hargitay's decades-long search to understand her mother, who died in a 1967 car crash when Mariska was three years old.
- My Mom Jayne reveals family truths, depicts Mansfield as a 1950s sex symbol and Golden Globe winner, and features Hargitay's personal healing journey.
- Hargitay states in the film, "Sometimes keeping a secret doesn't honour anyone," and "I am so clear now about the truth," reflecting her empowered perspective.
- The documentary highlights Hargitay’s role as filmmaker and survivor advocate, following her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation in 2004.
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‘My Mom Jayne’: Mariska Hargitay Reclaims Her Own Story in New Doc
'I'm reclaiming my own story; this is what this is about for me,' Hargitay says in the new doc.
Icon of the 50s and 60s, the actress died tragically at the age of 34, leaving five children including little Mariska. For her first feature film, her daughter plunged into photos, interviews and archives in search of an erased memory. ...


'Law & Order' star investigates her own family's tragic car crash in 'My Mom Jayne'
Mariska Hargitay has only the vaguest memories of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, the sex-symbol movie star who died in the 1967 crash. Now, Hargitay examines her family history in a new documentary.
Mariska Hargitay Gets Support From Family & Friends at ‘My Mom Jayne’ LA Screening | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Mariska Hargitay has the support of her family and friends ahead of the HBO premiere of her movie My Mom Jayne. The Law & Order: SVU actress was joined by her husband Peter Hermann and their kids – August, 18, Amaya, 14, and Andrew, 13 – at a screening of the documentary on Monday night (June 23) at the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank, Calif. Mariska presented her new documentary to her family, including all of her siblings, and her friends …
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