Actress Mariska Hargitay released a family secret bombshell in a new interview. For years, it was publicly believed that Hargitay's father was Mickey Hargitay, described by Vanity Fair as "a Hungarian bodybuilding champion turned actor who married Mansfield in 1956.

Mariska Hargitay revisited the life and legacy of her mom Jayne Mansfield with her directorial debut, My Mom Jayne, which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. "The fact that I get to take her back and to tell her story there,

It’s a miracle that Mariska Hargitay and her brothers survived the car accident that killed their mother, 1950s film star Jayne Mansfield, and two other adults. But as Hargitay’s new documentary, My Mom Jayne,