Mariska Hargitay On ‘My Mom Jayne’, The Famous Mother She Never Knew, The Shocking Secret She Held & How Making A Movie About Her Changed Everything – Behind The Lens

Mariska Hargitay is riding high right now — selling out her Broadway debut Every Brilliant Thing (she replaced Daniel Radcliffe in the role), watching her beloved Knicks take the NBA crown after 53 years and continuing to star in TV’s longest-running drama, Law & Order: SVU, playing the longest-running character in it and winning an

Mariska Hargitay's mother, Jayne Mansfield, was one of the first Hollywood stars to embrace the concept of celebrity branding, launching a successful line of products in the 1950s.