Mariska Hargitay Directing HBO Documentary About Her Mother Jayne Mansfield

Mariska Hargitay is making her feature directing debut with a very personal project.

On Tuesday (April 8), it was announced that the 61-year-old Law & Order: SVU star will be directing the new documentary My Mom Jayne for HBO about her late mother, the iconic actress Jayne Mansfield.

The documentary, which will be released in June, will follow Mariska “as she seeks to know, understand, and embrace her mother for the first time,” according to the documentary’s logline.

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