Mariska Hargitay shared the “trauma” she faced after losing her mother, Jayne Mansfield, when the “Law & Order: SVU” star was three years old.
Mariska Hargitay reflected on her mother Jayne Mansfield’s death while attending the Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s 18th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar.
“I lost my mother when I was 3 years old, and I grew up in a house of people dealing with the tragedy in their own way,” Hargitay said on Tuesday, according to Us Weekly.
“Because there was so much grief, there wasn’t room to prioritize anyone. We didn’t have the tools that we have now to metabolize and understand trauma.”
Hargitay’s mother, a Playboy Playmate and actress, died in a car crash at age 34 in 1967. The “Law & Order: SVU” star and two of her siblings were in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
While accepting the 2024 Hope Award for Depression Advocacy, the “Lake Placid” actress admitted it wasn’t until “much later in life” that she learned about the tools she needed to address her past traumas.
