In her new documentary, My Mom Jayne, Mariska Hargitay revealed Mickey Hargitay isn’t her real father in a 30-year secret.
After being unsure about her father’s identity for 30 years, Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay made it known. She discovered that Nelson Sardelli, a well-known Italian singer and comedian, is actually her biological father, not Mickey Hargitay, the man who raised her.
In her new documentary, My Mom Jayne, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend, the actress, 61, learned that bodybuilder and actor Mickey had been her father her entire childhood. Jayne Mansfield, her mother, died in a car accident in 1967 when she was just three years old, according to the movie.
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She shockingly revealed that Nelson is her true father in the documentary. Jayne, an actress and Playboy Playmate, divorced Mickey in 1963 after having two children with him, and they later started dating Nelson.
A few months before Mariska was born, she later reconciled with Mickey. When she first saw a picture of Nelson in her 20s, Marinska thought he was her true father.
In the documentary, Mariska describes how “my infrastructure dissolved as the floor fell out from beneath me.” She goes on to claim that she has spent three decades “living a lie.”
She claimed to have once inquired about Nelson’s biological father’s identity to Vanity Fair, but he later denied it, so she never brought up the subject until after his 2006 passing.
Mariska turned 30 when she saw Nelson perform in Atlantic City, and he emotionally thanked her for “waiting for this moment for 30 years.”
“I told you, “I don’t want anything, I don’t need anything from you,” I replied. She remarked, “I have a father.” There was a theme of loyalty, they said. I aspired to remain faithful to Mickey.
Before slowly developing a relationship with the comedian, who is also a part of her documentary, she struggled with “knowing I’m living a life my entire life.”
That is not a lie because I am Mickey Hargitay’s daughter. There is no one I was closer to on this planet, so this documentary is kind of a love letter to him,” Mariska continued.
She continued to describe her two adopted children in detail as she “understands.” They are my children, they say. I’ve grown to appreciate it so much, and boy, is it sweet.
On May 17, My Mom Jayne debuted at the Cannes Festival, and it will be available on HBO and HBO Max on June 27.
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