For Mariska Hargitay, revisiting the life of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, meant stepping back into a trauma that shaped her from childhood.

Jayne Mansfield was one of the reigning sex symbols of the 1950s, who with Promises! Promises! became the first star actress ...

Mariska Hargitay learned she was left behind at her mother Jayne Mansfield's fatal car crash scene. The "Law & Order" star's ...

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The actress and producer appeared on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' in look inspired by Mansfield's 1958 gown ...

Mariska Hargitay is making her feature film directorial debut with her new documentary, “My Mom Jayne.” Screengrab from ...

In the film, Mariska learns from her siblings that she was briefly left behind at the scene of the car crash that killed ...

The sweet moment was captured on film for Mariska Hargitay's directorial debut 'My Mom Jayne', which premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 13 in New York City.

Mariska and her brothers, Mickey Jr. and Zoltan, were in the back of the car, and while they all escaped with minor injuries, ...

Mariska Hargitay’s new documentary, “My Mom Jayne,” reveals heartbreaking new information about the night her mother Jayne ...

In Hargitay's new documentary, 'My Mom Jayne,' which premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 13, her siblings recount the moment they were pulled to safety from the wreckage only to realize they lef ...

At the premiere of Mariska Hargitay’s My Mom Jayne documentary, the Law & Order actress shared what her later mother, Jayne Mansfield, would’ve thought of the film in an exclusive E! News interview.