Mariska Hargitay revealed that she spent Father's Day with her biological dad, Nelson Sardelli, and that he apologized to her ...

SVU actor was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary ...

T his past Father’s Day was one of deep emotional resonance for actress and filmmaker Mariska Hargitay, as the Law & Order: ...

Hargitay was 25 years old when she found out the former Las Vegas entertainer was her biological father — not Mickey Hargitay ...

Mariska Hargitay recently spent Father’s Day with her biological father, Nelson Sardelli — and they shared a powerful ...

Mariska Hargitay remembers it like it was yesterday. She was 30, and she saw that Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — the ...

SVU' star explores her family's history in the new documentary 'My Mom Jayne,' out June 27 on HBO Max. See photos of her parents and siblings over the years ...

Mariska Hargitay joked that only 'younger people' didn't know her mom was Jayne Mansfield during a Q&A following a special ...

Mariska Hargitay's documentary "My Mom Jayne" delves into her mother's life and reveals the surprising identity of her biological father.

Actress Jayne Mansfield clutches her dog, "Galena," as she poses with nightclub entertainer Nelson Sardelli in Los Angeles, April 30, 1963.

"Like my infrastructure dissolved." Brazilian-born singer and comedian Nelson Sardelli with an assortment of 'weapons', UK, 6th June 1972. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...