Mariska Hargitay will be telling the fable of her unhurried mother, Jayne Mansfield, in a brand unique HBO documentary, “My Mother Jayne.”
The doc is Hargitay’s characteristic film directorial debut, marking the foremost time she publicly dives into Mansfield’s fable and legacy, when it comes to sixty years after her demise.
“This film is a labor of affection and longing. It’s a explore the mummy I never knew, an integration of a half of myself I’d never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother’s fable and my have truth,” Hargitay says. “I’ve always believed there is energy in vulnerability, and the system of constructing this film has confirmed that perception admire never sooner than.”
Mansfield modified into a Hollywood bombshell in the 50s and married Mr. Universe winner Mickey Hargitay in 1958. The pair starred in quite lots of movies together including “Will Success Break Rock Hunter?” and “The Loves of Hercules.”
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The pair divorced in 1964 after welcoming three early life together; Mansfield tragically died in a vehicle accident at 34 when Hargitay modified into most attention-grabbing 3 years mature; she and her two brothers were in the backseat of the vehicle.
Per the initiate, the documentary “follows Mariska as she seeks to know, realize, and embody her mother for the foremost time. Via intimate interviews and a assortment of never-sooner than-viewed photos and dwelling movies, she grapples with her mother’s public and deepest legacy and discovers the layers and depth of who Jayne modified into, no longer most attention-grabbing to her viewers nevertheless to those that were closest to her.”
“My Mother Jayne” is produced by Hargitay and Trish Adlesic and govt produced by Lauren Bromley.
Hargitay is repped by CAA, The Lede Company and Grubman Shire Meislas & Sacks.