Mariska Hargitay revealed in May 2025 that dad Mickey Hargitay wasn't her biological father. The actress' late mother, Jayne Mansfield, had a brief affair with Italian singer and comedian Nelson ...

SVU" star shared the surprise she felt when realizing that Mickey Hargitay was not her biological father after being shown a ...

Jayne Marie Mansfield, Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay, Jr., Zoltán Hargitay, Mariska Hargitay and Antonio “Tony” Cimber — before ...

SVU' star explores her family's history in the new documentary 'My Mom Jayne,' out June 27 on HBO Max. See photos of her ...

Special Victims Unit' star confirmed that Nelson is her real father upon the release of her 2025 documentary, 'My Mom Jayne.' Learn about Nelson and his relationship with Mariska here.

SVU” star decided to keep the truth of her parentage a secret out of loyalty to Mickey Hargitay, who raised her as his own.

I couldn’t believe that this truth, this bombshell for me, didn’t ever come to light," says the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ star about ...

It meant a lot to me,” Ellen Hargitay says about the dream in "My Mom Jayne," the documentary Mariska Hargitay directed about ...

Special Victims Unit" actor created an emotional and revealing documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield, who died when ...

Hargitay unveils a long-held family secret: that her biological father is singer Nelson Sardelli ... premiere at Carnegie Hall (which the violin-playing Jayne Mansfield had dreamed of playing), ...

An Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress, Hargitay makes her feature film directorial debut with the documentary, telling an ...

The 'Law & Order: SVU' star talks about her movie star mother Jayne Mansfield in "My Mom Jayne" and her once-secret biological father Nelson Sardelli.