SVU' star Mariska Hargitay revealed her biological father is not Mickey Hargitay, but instead is Nelson Sardelli ...

Despite being seen for her entire life as the daughter of blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield and Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, she revealed in the documentary that Mickey is not her ...

Mariska has discussed the time when she found out that former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay was not her biological father. Instead, it was Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli. In Mariska's ...

Mariska Hargitay revealed a decades-long secret about her biological father in her new documentary. The “Law & Order: Special ...

The "Law & Order: Special V i ctims Unit" star, 61, reveals in her new documentary "My Mom Jayne" that her biological father is actually Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay ...

However, in May 2025, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actress revealed a major family secret – sharing that her biological father is actually Nelson Sardelli. Jayne was married to her ...

Mariska Hargitay was 3 years old when her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, was killed in a car accident in 1967. The mother of five, who was compared to Marilyn Monroe, was 34.

The actress says her biological dad is Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay ... had believed for years that her father was Mickey Hargitay, the Hungarian bodybuilding champion ...

Instead, it turns out that her father is actually Nelson Sardelli, with Mickey instead being her putative father. Read on to learn more about Sardelli, his relationship with Jayne, and his own ...

Mariska Hargitay says that in her 20s, she discovered that the man who raised her was not her biological father — but she has no regrets: 'I grew up where I was supposed to.' ...