Mariska Hargitay has crafted a touching documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield, which she privately screened for her siblings, resulting in a deeply moving experience.
During her recent appearance on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ Hargitay revealed that she had her siblings’ full support and blessing to create the documentary, titled ‘My Mom Jane.’
Jayne Mansfield, a prominent actress in the 1950s, was a mother to five children. Her first daughter, Jayne Marie Mansfield, was born in 1950 during her first marriage to Paul Mansfield. Her sons, Miklós ‘Mickey’ Hargitay, Jr., and Zoltán Hargitay, and daughter Mariska, arrived in 1958, 1960, and 1964 respectively, from her second marriage to Miklós ‘Mickey’ Hargitay. Jayne then welcomed Antonio ‘Tony’ Cimber in 1965 with her third husband, Matt Cimber.
Tragically, the actress died in a car accident in 1967 at the age of 34. The ‘Law & Order S.V.U’ star and her brothers Mickey Jr. and Zoltán were present in the car but fortunately survived the crash.
During her interview, Mariska shared with Seth how profoundly emotional the siblings became during the film’s private viewing. “I, again, flew out just to show it to them, and we had this private screening. And it was one of the highlights of my life, really,” she recounted.
She added, “And there were four seats across, and so with one brother, then my sister, me, and my other brother, and within 10 minutes in, the four of us were sitting in two seats.”
She continued, “We held hands through the entire film, and it was just really beautiful. And we all cried, and my sister said, which was so moving to me, ‘I feel like we’re four people with one beating heart.'” Mariska Hargitay was only three years old when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, passed away.
