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Mariska Hargitay Recalls Feeling Like Her 'Life Was Over' After First Learning About Her Biological Father

Hargitay joined Alex Cooper on the latest episode of 'Call Her Daddy', where she discussed what it was like to discover the truth about her parentage.

Mariska Hargitay at the inaugural Gotham TV Awards held at Cipriani 25 Broadway on June 4, 2024 in New York City; Jayne Mansfield wearing a pearl necklace and a white fur wrap, in a studio portrait, circa 1960.John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty After Hargitay spoke to one of her brothers (she has two with whom she's been close her entire life: Mickey Jr. and Zoltan) and verified that he didn't know the truth about her parentage, she headed off to speak to her father. "I was so overwhelmed and I was 'me, me, me, oh my gosh, my life is over,' and then looking at this man who's been nothing but loving to me, and nothing but this amazing father to me and I saw his pain, and I said [to myself], 'It doesn't matter what I feel.

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