Mariska Hargitay Honors Mom Jayne Mansfield

0:00It's April 20th, this is entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI, your front row to the latest buzz, I'm Cory with the story. Mariska Hargote just honored her late mom, Jane Mansfield, by sharing some vintage photos on what would have been her 93rd birthday, April 19th. The Lawn Order Special Victims Unit star-posted a cool shot of Mansfield mid-stunt, hanging in the air from wires with a stuntman, and captioned it, Happy Heavenly Birthday Mama. She also dropped a pick of her mom smiling and addressing gloves, holding a guitar. Mansfield was a big Hollywood name back in the day, starring in Flix-like, Will's success Boyle Rock Hunter, and the girl can't help it. Tragically, she died in a car crash in June 1967, at just 34 years old. Mariska was riding in the backseat and walked away, with only minor injuries. Over the years, playing tough detective Olivia Benson has made Hargote rethink her mom's image as a sex symbol.

1:00Jane spoke five languages, play piano and classical violin. She had way more depth than the roles she gave her credit for. Hargote's career choice feels like a direct pushback against that typecasting. She even admitted in reflections that her mom's path made her want to switch things up, to the point she disowned parts of herself tied to being. Jane's daughter. Still, Hargote sees a keeling between Benson and her mom, deep compassion and empathy, that fearless edge in Benson, breaking rules on her own terms, rounds out the legacy Hargote's building, one that celebrates the full picture of who. Jane really was.