The famous Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield are the parents of
Mariska Hargitay. Mariska lost her mother in a tragic car accident as
she along with her siblings escaped with minor injuries. Mariska made
her appearance in the movies with Ghoulies (1985). Thereafter the
notable movies Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Lake Placid (1999) and Plain
Truth (2004) followed. Mariska speaks four languages: English,
Hungarian, French and Italian. She is married to actor Peter Hermann.
Jayne, Margitay's mother, was a famous American actress and was known
as the sex icon of the 1950s and 1960s. She took acting classes form
ULCA and started off with television. She had found her first break Pete
Kelly's Blues (1955) and from then onwards bagged her prominent role in
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? She became known to be the poor man's
Marilyn Monroe. She lacked the onscreen personality and the talent of
Monroe and could not take her career to any great height. Eventually,
she lost her life in a tragic car accident.
