Mariska Hargitay Reflects on the Grief of Losing Her Mother at the Age of 3

The ‘Law and Order: SVU’ star’s mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash in 1967.

Mariska Hargitay attends Apple TV+'s "Gutsy" New York premiere in New York City on Sept. 8, 2022. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

During a recent event hosted by the Hope for Depression Research Foundation, “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay candidly discussed the grief she experienced after losing her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, at a young age.

Hargitay, 60, recounted how the unexpected loss deeply affected her entire family, while speaking at the charity’s 18th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar, held at New York City’s Plaza Hotel on Nov. 12.