hellomagazine.com
16.02.2023
Who was Mariska Hargitay's famous mom Jayne Mansfield? Her tragic background revisited
Mariska Hargitay has made quite a name for herself starring as the Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU for over twenty years, but before her, her mom and dad were just as famous as she is now.Yes, television's favorite detective is in fact a "nepo baby." Her parents were Jayne Mansfield, often considered a counterpart to Marilyn Monroe, and Mickey Hargitay, a Hungarian-American actor and the 1955 Mr. Universe.However, famous as Jayne was – she was a Playboy Playmate and starred in movies such as A Guide for the Married Man and Dog Eat Dog – her fame was unfortunately short-lived, having died in a car crash in 1967.