Hargitay, Mariska, 1964-

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July 28, 2025

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'There you are': How Mariska Hargitay sought out the truth behind her bombshell mom

Emmy Award-winning Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor Mariska Hargitay was just 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mother, Jayne Mansfield, died in a tragic car crash. Hargitay's new documentary, My Mom Jayne, is an attempt to reconcile the public and private versions of Mansfield.

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September 20, 2005

19:31

Hargitay Collects Prizes, Keeps Acting

Since 1999, Mariska Hargitay has played a police detective specializing in sex crimes on the NBC drama, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Earlier this year, she won the Golden Globe for best actress in a dramatic series.

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'There you are': How Mariska Hargitay sought out the truth behind her bombshell mom

Hargitay Collects Prizes, Keeps Acting

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