Overview

• Mariska Hargitay premiered her directorial debut, 'My Mom Jayne,' at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim, receiving a four-minute standing ovation.
• The documentary reveals that Hargitay's biological father is Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, not actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, who raised her after Jayne Mansfield's death.
• Hargitay learned of her paternity in her 20s and later met Sardelli at age 30, forming a bond while maintaining loyalty to the man who raised her.
• The film revisits Mansfield's groundbreaking career, public image, and the 1967 car crash that claimed her life while sparing three-year-old Mariska and two siblings.
• Following its theatrical run starting June 20, 'My Mom Jayne' will air on HBO and stream on HBO Max beginning June 27.