Mariska Hargitay is getting sentimental about her late mother Jayne Mansfield, sharing her thoughts on how her mom would feel about her latest venture. "I think she would be really happy," Mariska ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I'm profoundly honored to be in this room and to be among so many incredible artists that have inspired me so deeply," Hargitay, ...

On the surface, Olivia Benson and Jayne Mansfield have little to nothing in common. One is a fearless, intelligent rape survivor and police detective on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, while the ...

Jayne Mansfield was an actress and a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and now her famous daughter, Mariska Hargitay, wants to understand her better. An upcoming HBO film titled “My Mom Jayne,” ...

June 3 (UPI) --HBO is previewing My Mom Jayne, a documentary about Jayne Mansfield, as told through the eyes of her daughter Mariska Hargitay. Hargitay, 61, an actress best known for playing Olivia ...

Mariska Hargitay is on a quest to learn more about her parents in her upcoming documentary, My Mom Jayne. "I've spent my whole life distancing myself from my mother," the Law & Order: SVU star, 61, ...

Jayne Mansfield with a young Mariska Hargitay in 'My Mom Jayne' As its title implies, the documentary is directed by Mansfield's daughter, Mariska Hargitay, best known as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: ...

With a new documentary directed by daughter Mariska Hargitay, there is renewed interest in Jayne Mansfield’s life, legacy, and collectible memorabilia. Premiering on HBO and Max this Friday, My Mom ...

The 'Law & Order: SVU' star explores her family's history in the new documentary 'My Mom Jayne,' out June 27 on HBO Max. Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Jayne Mansfield's legacy continues through her children. Before her death in 1967, the blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1950s as a Hollywood actress and sex symbol, welcomed five children: ...

It's natural to feel some skepticism when anyone, especially a celebrity, makes a documentary about their own family. Being truly fair to everyone is a challenge even for documentarians who don't know ...

Mansfield, who died in 1967 at age 34, was a Hollywood icon who starred in the films ‘Too Hot to Handle’ and ‘Promises! Promises!’ Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Mariska ...