SVU' actor's doc delves into the career frustrations and offscreen complexities of her movie-star mother, Jayne Mansfield, and reveals long-held family secrets.

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At the age of 16, Jayne married 20-year-old Paul Mansfield in 1950. She gave birth to their first child, Jayne Marie, later that year. They moved to Los Angeles in 1951.

Mariska Hargitay was 3 years old when her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, was killed in a car accident in 1967. The mother of five, who was compared to Marilyn Monroe, was 34.

Jayne Mansfield’s life is put under the microscope in “My Mom Jayne.” Courtesy of HBO At the same time, Hargitay’s personal connection adds unique depth to the documentary.

Mariska and Mom Jayne Mansfield and Mariska Hargitay. Archive Photos/Getty Not long after her birth, a teeny-tiny, wide-eyed Mariska is seen nestled in her mom's arms in this shot from 1964.

Mansfield was married three times — to Paul Mansfield from 1950 to 1958, Mickey Hargitay from 1958 to 1964 and Matt Cimber from 1954 to 1966. She has five children: Jayne Marie, born 1950 (with ...

Janet Leigh circa 1960; Jayne Mansfield in 1957. Screen Archives/Getty; 20th Century-Fox/Getty Mariska was born to Mansfield and Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli, though she was raised by and ...

Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield's daughter, reveals her biological father is singer Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay, the man who raised her.