About this episode
The Law & Order: SVU actor was just 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary highlights the intelligent woman behind her mom's crafted persona. Hargitay has a new HBO documentary about her "archeological dig" on her family, called My Mom Jayne . She also talks about learning the identity of her biological father, her love of comedy, and working with survivors of sexual assault. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy