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Mariska Hargitay’s Family Guide: Meet Her Parents, Husband, Kids and More
Learn all about 'Law & Order: SVU' star Mariska Hargitay's family, including her parents, siblings, husband and kids
The Law & Order: SVU star is the daughter of late actress Jayne Mansfield, who died in a tragic June 1967 car crash that left Hargitay with severe injuries at age 3. Jayne Mansfield holding six-week-old Mariska Hargitay, United States, March 1964.Photo by Archive Photos/Getty ImagesMariska’s mother was an American actress and sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, arguably best known for her open personal life. After meeting Sardelli, she initially fought to stay loyal to Mickey — whom she still considers her father — telling Vanity Fair in an interview that she felt she was “living a lie my entire life.”
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