Mariska Hargitay is finally telling a story she has carried her entire life. Her directorial debut, My Mom Jayne, will premiere on HBO and Max on June 27, just days before the 58th anniversary of her mother’s tragic death. The documentary explores the life and career of Jayne Mansfield as a woman, mother, and Hollywood star.

The documentary takes viewers inside Hargitay’s emotional journey as she attempts to understand better the mother she lost when she was only three years old. Though Mansfield died in a devastating car accident in 1967, her influence has lived on in pop culture, and the 61-year-old Hargitay is now looking back at Mansfield’s personality.

‘My Mom Jayne’

In My Mom Jayne, Hargitay explores the contrast between the woman she has heard about through family stories and the

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