US EditionMariska Hargitay Reveals Identity of Biological Father After 30-Year Family Secret
- Mariska Hargitay revealed on May 17, 2025, at the Cannes Film Festival that her biological father is Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay.
- This disclosure follows decades of secrecy about her parentage after Jayne Mansfield, Mariska's mother, died in a 1967 car crash that also injured Mariska at age three.
- Mariska, raised by Mickey Hargitay despite his not being her biological father, directed the documentary My Mom Jayne to explore her mother's life and family history.
- While introducing the film featuring previously unseen footage, she expressed how deeply film enables her to connect with and honor someone she never had the chance to truly know or grow up with.
- The revelation and documentary suggest a complex family legacy and a public first for Mariska in addressing her mother's story and her own identity openly.
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Mariska Hargitay reveals true identity of her biological father
The "My Mom Jayne" director explores her parentage and the death of her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield in her debut documentary.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Mariska Hargitay at Cannes Film FestivalMariska Hargitay reveals a family secret that she's been holding onto for three decades in a new documentary about her bombshell mom, Jayne Mansfield.The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, 61, was in her 20s when she found out her…
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