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

Mariska Hargitay opened up about spending Father's Day with her biological dad, Nelson Sardelli, during a Q&A at HamptonsFilm ...

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

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, reveals the shocking truth about the star's biological father, a story told on her own terms.

The actress' late mother, Jayne Mansfield, had a brief affair with Italian singer and comedian Nelson Sardelli - who she confirmed to Vanity Fair is her real father. When Mariska was in her 20s, she ...

It meant a lot to me,” Ellen Hargitay says about the dream in "My Mom Jayne," the documentary Mariska Hargitay directed about ...

SVU” star decided to keep the truth of her parentage a secret out of loyalty to Mickey Hargitay, who raised her as his own.

Her biological father is a singer named Nelson Sardelli, who had a (fairly public) relationship with Jayne for a few months after she and Mickey were divorced but while they were still together off ...

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

This past Father’s Day was one of deep emotional resonance for actress and filmmaker Mariska Hargitay, as the Law & Order: ...