Mariska Hargitay reveals shocking family secret she’s hidden for 30 years in ‘My Mom Jayne’ doc
NY Post
Her dad Nelson.
Mariska Hargitay’s new documentary, “My Mom Jayne,” doesn’t just explore the life of her famous mom, actress Jayne Mansfield. The film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, also reveals the real identity of her biological father.
For the first time, the “Law & Order: SVU” actress has revealed that her father is not actually bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay. Thirty-six years ago, she found out her biological dad is a retired Las Vegas showman named Nelson Sardelli.
“It was like the floor fell out from underneath me,” she said of learning the truth, stating that she was “living a lie” for decades. “Like my infrastructure dissolved.”
Mansfield had a brief affair with Sardelli, 90, before she reconciled with Mickey. She and Mickey divorced in 1964.
Jayne also was mom to daughter Jayne Marie with first husband Paul Mansfield, sons Miklós “Mickey” and Zoltán with Mickey and son Antonio “Tony” with third husband, Italian movie director Matt Cimber.
