Mariska Hargitay reveals biological father after 'lie'

Mariska Hargitay After 30 years of “lie”, the identity of her biological father was revealed.
this Law and Order: Special Victims Department The 61-year-old star confirmed Vanity Fair In an interview on Saturday, May 17, her biological father is an Italian singer and comedian Nelson Sardelli – Not a bodybuilder and actor, Mickey Hargitayas she has always been believed to be believed.
Mariska's new documentary My mom Jayne Exploring the tragic consequences of the June 1967 car accident, killing her mother, actress Jayne Mansfieldand seriously hurt the future Law and Order Celebrity is 3 years old.
One of the revelations in the movie is that before Mariska was born, her mother was separated from then-husband Mickey, who had two children with her – and briefly married to Nelson, 90. (Jayne has an older daughter, Jayne Marie, born in 1950 Paul Mansfield And son Tony, born in 1965, with his third husband Matt Cimber After she divorced Mickey in 1964. )
Mickey and her two siblings (Mickey Jr.
“It's like the floor falling from under me,” she said. My mom Jayne. “It’s like my infrastructure is disbanded.”
Musca recalls Mickey's angry insistence that he was her biological father, their only conversation on the topic. Mickey died in 2006 at the age of 80.

Mariska Hargitay and Mickey Hargitay Sr. in 2005
Steve Granitz/WireimageThe actress finally met Nelson for the first time when she was 30. Although Nelson told her that he had been “waiting for 30 years,” Marisca recalled “Olivia Benson who was satisfied with him.” (She had a hard time playing with NYPD detective Olivia Benson Law and Order: Special Victims Department Since 1999)
“I was like, ‘I want nothing, I don’t need anything from you…I have a dad,” Maliska said. “Things about loyalty. I want to be true to Mickey.”
However, Musca eventually repaired the fence with Nelson and his family. She said she finally concluded that she was “growing up” [she] This should be done. ”
“I do know that everyone has made the best choice for me,” she added. “I'm Mickey Hargitay's daughter – that's no lie. ”
Opened at the 18th Annual Hope Lunch Symposium at the Depression Research Foundation in November 2024, Mariska introduced Jayne’s death “growing up in the houses of people who are living with tragedy.”
“Because there is so much sadness, there is no room to prioritize anyone,” she explained. “We don’t have tools to metabolize and understand trauma now.”
Marisca and her husband Peter Hermann Married since 2004, sharing three children – August Miklos Friedrich, born in 2006, Amaya Josephine Hermann, born in 2011, Andrew Nicolas Hermann, born in 2011.
My mom Jayne Marks Mariska made her debut as documentary director. The emotional film premiered on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, where it competes for L'-il d'Or (translated from French to English as “Golden Eye, Documentary Award”).
My mom Jayne The TV premiere was held on June 27 at HBO.