Overview

• Hargitay learned at age 25 from a Jayne Mansfield memorabilia collector that her real father is Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay.
• She drove to Mickey Hargitay’s home in distress, where he denied the claim and told her she would always be a Hargitay.
• Out of love and respect, she chose not to press the issue further and never revisited the topic with him before his death in 2006.
• In the years since, Hargitay has cultivated a relationship with Sardelli and his daughters, integrating her dual heritage.
• My Mom Jayne also examines her bond with mother Jayne Mansfield and premiered at Cannes and Tribeca before its HBO release