Mariska Hargitay Interviews Her Siblings in ‘My Mom Jayne’ Trailer: EXCLUSIVE—
Mariska Hargitay has helped people share their stories for years on TV and through her foundation, and now, she wants to share hers.
The trailer for “My Mom Jayne,” the “Law & Order: SVU” star’s documentary about her late mother, Jayne Mansfield, aired exclusively June 3 on TODAY.
TheHBOfilm,whichpremieredinMayattheCannesFilmFestival,isalsothefirstprojectunderHargitay’snewlylaunchedproductioncompany,MightyEntertainment.
Hargitaynarratesthetrailer,whichopenswithblack-and-whitefootageofMansfieldbeforejumpingtovideoofHargitayopeningboxesandsortingthroughmemorabiliaabouthermom.
“I’vespentmywholelifedistancingmyselffrommymother,JayneMansfield,thesexsymbol,”shesays,asracyimagesofMansfieldpopuponscreen.
Through“deeplypersonal”interviewswithhersiblingsandthroughMansfield’sbelongings,“Mariskaassemblesanewpictureoftheextraordinary,complexwomanwhoseimageandlegacysheresistedforsomanyyears,”accordingtoapressreleasefromHBO.HBOOl