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Actress Mariska Hargitay reveals her biological father was not Mickey Hargitay

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In a recent Vanity Fair interview and her new documentary, actress Mariska Hargitay revealed that her biological father is not Mickey Hargitay, as long believed.

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  1. Glamour

    Mariska Hargitay Went 'Full Olivia Benson’ the First Time She Met Biological Father Nelson Sardelli (opens Glamour)

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    Mariska Hargitay revealed the truth about her biological father in a new documentary about her mom, Jayne Mansfield.

  2. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Actress Mariska Hargitay reveals her biological father was not Mickey Hargitay (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    In a recent Vanity Fair interview and her new documentary, actress Mariska Hargitay revealed that her biological father is not Mickey Hargitay, as long believed.

  3. NBC News

    Mariska Hargitay opens up about discovering identity of her biological father (opens NBC News)

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    Mariska Hargitay revealed a decades-long secret about her biological father in her new documentary.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Mariska Hargitay reveals identity of biological father after 30-year family secret (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Mariska Hargitay revealed in a new documentary that her biological father is not Mickey Hargitay, the man who raised her, but rather singer Nelson Sardelli.

  5. The Hollywood Reporter

    Mariska Hargitay Reveals Identity of Her Biological Father, Says She Was “Living a Lie My Entire Life” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Mariska Hargitay revealed that her biological dad is Italian singer Nelson Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay — which she discovered in her 20s.

  6. Latin Times

    Mariska Hargitay Reveals Shocking Family Secret in Documentary 'My Mom Jayne' (opens Latin Times)

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    Mariska Hargitay's Cannes documentary My Mom Jayne unveils her long-held family secret—that her biological father is not Mickey Hargitay—and explores her journey toward healing, truth, and legacy.

  7. Entertainment Weekly

    Mariska Hargitay reveals true identity of her biological father (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Mariska Hargitay says that in her 20s, she discovered that the man who raised her was not her biological father — but she has no regrets: 'I grew up where I was supposed to.'

  8. UPI

    Mariska Hargitay shares in documentary that Mickey Hargitay isn't her biological dad (opens UPI)

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    "Law & Order: SVU" icon Mariska Hargitay shares in a new documentary that Mickey Hargitay isn't her biological father like she and the world have long believed.

  9. Fox News

    Mariska Hargitay reveals shocking family secret about her biological father (opens Fox News)

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    Mariska Hargitay reveals her biological father in the documentary "My Mom Jayne," which explores family secrets, her bond with Mickey Hargitay and her late mother Jayne Mansfield's legacy.

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