Overview
- My Mom Jayne premiered June 13 at Carnegie Hall during the Tribeca Festival with Mariska Hargitay joined by family, Law & Order colleagues and stars such as Cher, Jamie Lee Curtis and Liam Neeson
- The feature marks Hargitay’s directorial debut under her Mighty Entertainment banner and follows limited theatrical engagements before its HBO and Max debut
- Hargitay confirms in the documentary that her biological father is singer Nelson Sardelli, overturning decades of assuming Mickey Hargitay held that role
- Through candid interviews and archival footage, the film recounts how three-year-old Mariska was accidentally left under a car seat after Jayne Mansfield’s fatal 1967 crash
- The documentary weaves rarely seen Mansfield recordings into Mariska’s personal journey of healing and uncovering family truths