Mariska Hargitay says that in her 20s, she discovered that the man who raised her was not her biological father — but she has no regrets: 'I grew up where I was supposed to.' ...

My Mom Jayne,' which marks Hargitay's feature film directorial debut, premiered at Cannes on Saturday, May 17 SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Gett Mariska Hargitay is opening up about a family secret she ...

Mariska Hargitay has been keeping a family secret for more than 30 years ... biological father is former Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli. She was raised by late actor and bodybuilder ...

Mariska Hargitay is sharing a family secret—she is not biologically ... That would be Brazilian-born Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, 90. When Mariska was 30, she watched him perform in Atlantic ...

Actress Mariska Hargitay released a family secret bombshell in a new ... publicized romance with an Italian entertainer named Nelson Sardelli," but then got back together with Mickey Hargitay ...

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 ...

However, in May, she dropped a bombshell that turned the narrative of her family history upside down ... but rather Nelson Sardelli. Jayne Mansfield, Mariska's mother, first married Paul Mansfield ...

recounting the moment she first met and introduced herself to Sardelli, who is still alive and in his eighties Mariska Hargitay is opening up about a family secret she's kept for more than 30 years.