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Mariska Hargitay’s Heartwarming Quotes About Late Mom Jayne Mansfield

Mariska Hargitay recalls heartfelt memories of her mom Jayne Mansfield, sharing touching quotes in the 'My Mom Jayne' documentary

The Law & Order: SVU star opened up about the accident like never before in her 2025 documentary, My Mom Jayne, which examines the public and private life of Mansfield through never-before-seen photos and personal home movies, as well as interviews with her five children. The late star welcomed Jayne Marie in 1950 with Paul Mansfield, Miklós in 1958 and Zoltán in 1960 with Mickey Hargitay, Tony in 1965 with Matt Cimber and Mariska in 1964. “I would say she was a kind, compassionate, funny, empathetic, ambitious woman,” Mariska told Today.com in June 2025, referring to her mom — who played violin and piano — as a musician and “an artist with a whole lot of dreams and an appetite for love.”

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