Mariska Hargitay remembers it like it was yesterday. She was 30, and she saw that Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — the ...

The documentary details Mariska's late mother, legendary actress Jayne Mansfield, and her affair with Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, thus revealing that Mickey was not her biological father.

Jayne Mansfield’s press agent — first revealed in his 1974 biography, The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield, that Mariska ...

Mariska Hargitay revealed that she spent Father's Day with her biological dad, Nelson Sardelli, and that he apologized to her ...

Hargitay unveils a long-held family secret: that her biological father is singer Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay, the former Mr. Universe bodybuilder and Mansfield’s second husband, who ...

Mariska Hargitay opened up about the "painful" moment she confronted Mickey Hargitay about her biological father in a Wednesday, June 25 interview on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast.

SVU” star decided to keep the truth of her parentage a secret out of loyalty to Mickey Hargitay, who raised her as his own.

Mariska Hargitay has been keeping a family secret for more than 30 years. ... "My Mom Jayne," that her biological father is former Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli.

Originally appeared on E! Online. Mariska Hargitay is sharing a family secret — she is not biologically a Hargitay. The 61-year-old revealed her late dad Mickey Hargitay, who raised her after ...

Mariska Hargitay reflects on finding out about her father Nelson Sardelli, her family journey and the emotional documentary 'My Mom Jayne' ...