Mariska Hargitay On Freeing Herself From Generational Trauma

28 Jul 2025 • 44 min • EN
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The Law & Order: SVU actor was just 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary highlights the intelligent woman behind her mom's crafted persona. Hargitay has a new HBO documentary about her "archeological dig" on her family, called My Mom Jayne. She also talks about learning the identity of her biological father, her love of comedy, and working with survivors of sexual assault. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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