As Mariska explained in the doc, which serves as her feature film directorial debut, she learned about Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli when she was 25 years old, some 22 years after her mom ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instead, it was Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli. In Mariska's documentary My Mom Jayne, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, this incident was shown as one of the most ...

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 ...

Mariska Hargitay made headlines when she revealed that her biological father was not Mickey Hargitay — but was, instead, Nelson Sardelli. Mariska was born in 1964 to late actress Jayne Mansfield ...

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 ...

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, the man ...