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

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

Hargitay’s Benson — who helps fictionalized victims reckon with their abusers weekly — helped her prepare for the emotional ...

Mariska Hargitay is sharing details of a special moment she shared with her biological father, Nelson Sardelli. According to ...

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 ...

This past Father’s Day was one of deep emotional resonance for actress and filmmaker Mariska Hargitay, as the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star opened up about spending the holiday with her ...

Five years later, though, she and a friend went to see Nelson Sardelli perform in Atlantic City, and she introduced herself. He told her about his relationship with Jayne and later introduced Mariska ...

Who Is Mariska Hargitay’s Biological Father Nelson Sardelli? What to Know Their 1st Meeting Mariska didn’t meet Sardelli until she was 30 years old.

Instead, it was Brazilian-Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, with whom Mansfield had an affair while she was obtaining a divorce from Mickey.