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Mariska Hargitay Reveals the Identity of Her Biological Father
'Law & Order' actress Mariska Hargitay opened up about learning the truth about her biological father and the impact of Jayne Mansfield's death
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, 61, confirmed to Vanity Fair in an interview published on Saturday, May 17, that her biological father is Italian singer and comedian Nelson Sardelli — not bodybuilder and actor, Mickey Hargitay, as she’d always been led to believe. Among the revelations in the film is that, before Mariska’s birth, her mother split from then-husband Mickey — with whom she had two other children — and had a brief affair with Nelson, 90. Christopher Meloni wished Law & Order: Special Victims Unit costar Mariska Hargitay a happy 59th birthday — and had a ton of fun doing it.
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