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USA Today
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Mariska Hargitay turns to a real-life mystery: Her mother, Jayne Mansfield
Mariska Hargitay turns to a real-life mystery: Her mother, Jayne Mansfield Show Caption Hide Caption Mariska Hargitay reveals she was raped by a friend Mariska Hargitay has revealed in a first-person essay for People magazine that she was raped by her friend when she was in her 30s. New York Post - Page Six Mariska Hargitay has spent decades solving made-for-TV mysteries. Now, she's turning to her own. The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star will tackle the story of her late mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, in "My Mom Jayne," a new documentary from HBO documentary. The project marks Hargitay's directorial debut and a departure from her well-worn role in the entertainment industry as a familiar face and hallmark of network television. It also represents the first public exploration of Mansfield's death by one of her children. "This movie is a labor of love and longing. It's a search for the mother I never knew, an integration of a part of myself I'd never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother's story and my own truth," Hargitay said in a release Tuesday announcing the project. "I've always believed there is strength in vulnerability, and the process of making this film has confirmed that belief like never before." Mariska Hargitay reveals in powerful essay she was raped in her 30s, talks 'reckoning' Mansfield, an actress and beauty icon who reached her heyday in the 1950s and early '60s, died at 34 in a 1967 car crash that later became the stuff of urban legend. A classic blonde bombshell, she was largely viewed as an alternative to Marilyn Monroe and wrapped the press corps around her pinky with eye-popping publicity stunts often involving a wardrobe malfunction. Hargitay is among Mansfield's five children and one of three she shared with actor Mickey Hargitay. She married the former Mr. Universe winner in 1958 and starred alongside him in several films before their divorce in 1964. Mariska Hargitay, along with her two brothers, was in the car the night of Mansfield's fatal crash, sleeping in the backseat. Her onscreen image as Olivia Benson, the no-nonsense detective grounding NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" for over two decades, could not be more different from her mother's. 'SVU' 25th anniversary: Mariska Hargitay, 'Law & Order: SVU' stars celebrate milestone in NYC Where Mansfield was bubbly and sex-forward, Hargitay is stoic and self-serious. The new documentary will aim to wed the two as the 61-year-old actress looks back on her mother's life with a new appreciation. The documentary "follows Mariska as she seeks to know, understand, and embrace her mother for the first time," the release reveals. "Through intimate interviews and a collection of never-before-seen photos and home movies, she grapples with her mother's public and private legacy and discovers the layers and depth of who Jayne was, not only to her audience but to those who were closest to her," it continues. Mariska Hargitay reflects on TV history as 'Law & Order: SVU' turns 21 How to watch Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield documentary The documentary will premiere in June on HBO and be available to stream after on Max.
Miami Herald
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Mariska Hargitay to make feature film directorial debut in honor of iconic mother
Mariska Hargitay is making her feature film directorial debut in honor of her late mother. On April 8, the 61-year-old Emmy Award-winning actress, best known for her role in NBC's 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' announced she will be producing and directing an upcoming HBO documentary that hits close to home. The film, titled 'My Mom Jayne,' will tell the story and legacy of Hargitay's mother, Jayne Mansfield, nearly 60 years after her death. 'This movie is a labor of love and longing,' Hargitay said of the documentary in a press release shared by Warner Bros. Discovery. 'It's a search for the mother I never knew, an integration of a part of myself I'd never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother's story and my own truth,' she added. Mansfield was an actor, singer and Hollywood bombshell in the 1950s and early 1960s. She married Mr. Universe winner Mickey Hargitay in 1958 before welcoming three children together — sons Miklós 'Mickey' Hargitay, Jr. and Zoltán Hargitay and daughter Mariska Hargitay — per People. The couple divorced in 1964, shortly after Mariska Hargitay was born. Mansfield died three years later in a tragic 1967 car accident. She was 34 years old. Mariska Hargitay and her two brothers — who survived the crash — were in the backseat of the vehicle. 'I've always believed there is strength in vulnerability, and the process of making this film has confirmed that belief like never before,' Hargitay said of the opportunity to direct the film. Hargitay and Mansfield share a lot in common. Not only are they both Golden Globe winners, but they also both have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — alongside each other, nonetheless. Mansfield earned her star in 1960, followed by Hargitay in 2013. According to Warner Bros., the documentary 'follows Mariska as she seeks to know, understand, and embrace her mother for the first time.' In the film, Hargitay partakes in a series of 'intimate interviews' and shares a collection of 'never-before-seen photos and home movies' to give an honest account of her mother's story. 'She grapples with her mother's public and private legacy and discovers the layers and depth of who Jayne was, not only to her audience but to those who were closest to her,' the press release adds. It's Hargitay's first time directing a feature-length project, but she brings with her plenty of experience. Hargitay has directed several episodes of 'Law & Order: SVU' in addition to starring as Detective Olivia Benson since 1999. The show has been running for 26 seasons (and counting), making Benson the longest-running character in the longest-running American primetime drama, per the New York Times. Hargitay also co-produced HBO's 2017 documentary, 'I Am Evidence,' about the rape kit backlog in the United States, per People. She now joins executive producer Lauran Bromley and producer Trish Adlesic — whom Hargitay worked with on 'I Am Evidence' — for her newest HBO project, per Variety. 'My Mom Jayne' debuts this June on HBO and will be available to stream on Max, per Warner Bros.
Buzz Feed
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
65 Extremely Random Things I Literally Just Found Out That Completely And Totally Blew My Mind Last Month
1. This is what Netflix's homepage looked like in 1999, one year after it launched: Netflix What do you say we get the popcorn going, pour a little wine, and wait 3-5 business days for Patch Adams to arrive. 2. This isn't a big ol' grape. It's the world's largest single-celled organism: It's called Valonia ventricosa, and it's a type of algae. 3. This is what Mount Saint Helens looked like before and after its 1980 eruption: 4. This is artist Dario Campanile next to the painting he made for Paramount's 75th anniversary. The painting would go on to be the source of the company's subsequent logos: Neat! 5. This is what a cyclist's legs look like after competing in the Tour De France: 6. This is what New York City looked like from space on 9/11/2001: NASA Captured from the ISS. 7. Plastic surgery has been around for a long time—here are some examples from the 1920s: 8. Here's another example of a facelift from the 1920s: 9. This is what the Korean penisula — North Korea on top, South Korea on bottom – looks like from space: 10. This is a rubber beauty mask designed to eliminate wrinkles, massage the face, and promote skin health from the 1920s: 11. Some chickens lay eggs with white yolks: It just doesn't seem right. 12. There is a set of intact, neatly stacked plates inside the wreckage of the Titanic: 13. This monument marks the location of the first ever nuclear bomb explosion: 14. These bad boys are the oldest pair of pants ever discovered, dating back to over 3,000 years ago: They were found in western China, and you know what? They look pretty cool to me. 15. Prescription cocaine is still used today in hospitals as a local anesthetic: Just feels weird to see. 16. This is what Florida looks like from space: To paraphrase Carl Sagan: Every Floridian you love, every Floridian who has robbed a gas station, every Floridian who has unwisely kept an exotic animal as a pet, every Floridian who has ever been seriously hurt flying off a jump in a backyard go-kart accident, has lived out their lives on that peninsula. 17. These are the prices from a 107 years ago from a restaurant in Alabama: 18. Before he was James Bond, Sean Connery competed in the Mr. Universe pageant in 1953: 19. Most of the palm trees you see out and about are trimmed. Here's what a bunch of un-trimmed ones look like: And if you've ever lived in a place with palm trees, you know that there's probably a whole slew of critters in them there unshorn trees. 20. This is what a young Joseph Stalin looked like: Grethe Ulgjell / Alamy Stock Photo His friends called him Joe. Not actually sure of that. Probably not true. 21. Elephant seals are absolutely gigantic: Alamy Stock Photo And I love them. 22. This is what a kidney stone looks like under an electron microscope: BSIP SA / Alamy Stock Photo (Cartoon cat getting its finger stuck in a mousetrap voice) YEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWCH! 23. This is what the United Kingdom looked like from space during the winter of 2010: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center Likes like one of those Games of Thrones. 24. Speaking of big giant animals, here's Hiram (center), the world's largest horse as of 1907: Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo Folks, do we stan Hiram, aka the largest horse in the world? 25. Some Australian beaches have "emergency vinegar" to treat jellyfish stings: u/vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b / Via You get some emergency olive oil and we got ourselves an Italian feast. 26. This is a picture of the spectators, including alleged mobsters, covering their faces with hats to avoid recognition during Al Capone's trial in October 1931: Ullstein Bild Dtl. / ullstein bild via Getty Images Poor form by the guy in the front row to the right. You hate to see it. 27. Smoking does a doozy to your walls: u/thunder_chunky_fresh / Via Not great... unless you're a big fan of beige. 28. Sugargliders have tiny little sugarglider fingerprints: u/skimbleshanxi / Via Just in case a sugarglider tries to frame you for something. 29. This is the exact gun John Wilkes Booth used to kill Abraham Lincoln: Buyenlarge / Getty Images RIP Abe. 30. This is what happens to your knee replacement if you're cremated: u/ThatCurlyHairedGuy20 / Via A comforting thought. Have a nice day! 31. This is the first aerial photo ever taken, captured by James Wallace Black from a hot-air balloon high above Boston: Alamy Stock Photo This picture, from 1860, is called"Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It." 32. This is what an authentic, mint condition Woodstock 1969 ticket looks like: u/masterbuck10 / Via Gem Mint 10, folks. Would you rather have this or a 2011 Mike Trout Topps Update card? 33. I'm sure you're aware that every St. Patrick's Day, Chicago transforms its river into a vibrant shade of green... Raymond Boyd / Getty Images 34. Well, did you know the dye is actually ORANGE? u/Jonah517 / Via This is what a super concentrated amount of the dye looks like. Science, man. 35. After World War I, sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd led a team that crafted realistic masks to restore the faces of injured soldiers: Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo 36. This is Louisa Ann Swain, the first American woman to ever vote in a general election: Alamy Stock Photo The vote happened in 1870, five decades before the 19th Amendment granted voting rights to all American women. 37. Cacti are a great way to measure progress: u/kindly-pineapple-585 / Via Just in case you were wondering. 38. Here's what a beluga whale looks like from below: Alamy Stock Photo Like it has knees! KNEES! It doesn't, though. 39. This is apparently an eighth-grade test from 1912. Are you passing it? u/flares117 / Via Feel free to describe the heart in the comments. 40. This is Stephen Taylor, the man with the world's longest tongue: Doug Peters / Alamy Stock Photo Apparently, he's since been dethroned by Nick Stoeberl. I don't really want to get too deep into the deep world of the world's longest tongue. 41. This is what the foundation of a skyscraper looks like: u/exact-creme4957 / Via Looks VAST. 42. Some finger prosthetics have fingerprints: Just when you thought you could get away with every crime ever. 43. This is what the Pacific Ocean looks like from space: NASA / Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy Stock Photo There are at least ten fish pictured here. 44. Here's a picture of a very safe, normal setup for parents and a baby to enjoy ice skating from the late 1930s: Hulton Deutsch / Corbis via Getty Images No problems here. 45. Speaking of babies, they used to travel up with the luggage on planes: Hulton Archive / Getty Images 46. Looks totally fine to me: Bettmann / Bettmann Archive Yup, nothin' to see here. Out of sight, out of mind. 47. This is how big a moose's tooth is: u/busycarhouse / Via Imagine being a moose dentist. It'd be incredible. 48. Some places use really, really, really, really long brooms to dust the ceiling: u/floating_laundry / Via Would love to see Mando Duplantis handle that thing. 49. This is what a credit card from the 1950s looked like: u/footpickle / Via Next to a pay stub from the 1950s! Two for one! 50. This is what a hippo's skull looks like compared to a human skull: They really had to hammer it home with that terrifying staging. 51. Deep sea wolf eels are absolutely terrifying: u/soloflo786 / Via No thanks, again! 52. You can not only EAT pinecones but you can also make jam from them: u/drxgonmilk / Via 53. Here's a topographic map of Africa, showing off the many mountains within the continent: 54. Both seals and sea lions have nails: u/cyber_being_ / Via They use them for grooming and, yes, they need to be cut if they get too long. 55. This is what a hairless raccoon looks like: I still love it. Come here, my friend. 56. This is what's on an "American" pizza in the Czech Republic: u/Mike_ZzZzZ / Via Corn on pizza is one of the most harrowing things I've ever seen. 57. Finally, let's end by looking at the TRUE color of every planet in our solar system. This is what color Mercury really is: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Arizona State University/Carnegie Institution of Washington 58. And this is what Venus looks like to the naked eye: NASA/JPL-Caltech 59. Here's where you are, Earth, in true color: NASA No surprise here. 60. This is what Mars looks like in real color: ESA & MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA 61. And this is what Jupiter looks like without any filters: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona 62. Here's Saturn in all its true-color glory: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute 63. And this is Uranus in real color: NASA/JPL 64. Here's Neptune in true color: NASA / Voyager 2 / PDS / OPUS 65. And, finally, here's our little dwarf planet warrior, Pluto, in real color: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Alex Parker
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
My Entire Body Is Still In Complete Shock After Seeing These 25 Fascinating Pictures For The Very First Time Last Week
is Stephen Taylor, the man with the world's longest tongue: Apparently, he's since been dethroned by Nick Stoeberl. I don't really want to get too deep into the deep world of the world's longest tongue. is what Florida looks like from space: To paraphrase Carl Sagan, every Floridian you love, every Floridian who has robbed a gas station, every Floridian who has unwisely kept an exotic animal as a pet, every Floridian who has ever been seriously hurt flying off a jump in a backyard go-kart accident, has lived out their lives on that peninsula. finger prosthetics have fingerprints: Just when you thought you could get away with every crime ever. are the prices from a 107 years ago from a restaurant in Alabama: Lemme get the uh... pigs feet and orange juice. he was James Bond, Sean Connery competed in the Mr. Universe pageant in 1953: Looks like Morrissey. is what the foundation of a skyscraper looks like: Looks VAST. is what the Pacific Ocean looks like from space: There are at least ten fish pictured here. a picture of a very safe, normal setup for parents and a baby to enjoy ice skating from the late 1930s: No problems here. of babies, they used to travel up with the luggage on planes: totally fine to me: Yup, nothin' to see here. Out of sight, out of mind. is what Mecca looked like in 1953... this is what it looks like today: Lots more! is how big a moose's tooth is: Imagine being a moose dentist. It'd be incredible. places use really, really, really, really long brooms to dust the ceiling: Would love to see Mando Duplantis handle that thing. can not only EAT pinecones but you can also make jam from them: Folks, are you munchin' into the 'cone jam? of the palm trees you see out and about are trimmed. Here's what a bunch of un-trimmed ones look like: And if you've ever lived in a place with palm trees, you know that there's probably a whole slew of critters in them there unshorn trees. a topographic map of Africa, showing off the many mountains within the continent: seals and sea lions have nails: They use them for grooming and, yes, they need to be cut if they get too long. is a pill-sized camera that you swallow to capture footage of, well, everything that's going on in your digestive track: You'll love the ending. is what $80 in one dollar bills looks like: Nature is incredible. is what it looks like when a downed power line hits the sidewalk: cucumbers exist: There will be no joking about this picture in the comments. is what a hairless raccoon looks like: I still love it. Come here, my friend. is what's on an "American" pizza in the Czech Republic: Corn on pizza is one of the most harrowing things I've ever seen. finally, here's a dumb little hack if you're dumb, like me:
Buzz Feed
25-03-2025
- Buzz Feed
My Entire Body Is Still In Complete Shock After Seeing These 25 Fascinating Pictures For The Very First Time Last Week
1. This is Stephen Taylor, the man with the world's longest tongue: Apparently, he's since been dethroned by Nick Stoeberl. I don't really want to get too deep into the deep world of the world's longest tongue. 2. This is what Florida looks like from space: To paraphrase Carl Sagan, every Floridian you love, every Floridian who has robbed a gas station, every Floridian who has unwisely kept an exotic animal as a pet, every Floridian who has ever been seriously hurt flying off a jump in a backyard go-kart accident, has lived out their lives on that peninsula. 3. Some finger prosthetics have fingerprints: Just when you thought you could get away with every crime ever. 4. These are the prices from a 107 years ago from a restaurant in Alabama: 5. Before he was James Bond, Sean Connery competed in the Mr. Universe pageant in 1953: 6. This is what the foundation of a skyscraper looks like: 7. This is what the Pacific Ocean looks like from space: 8. Here's a picture of a very safe, normal setup for parents and a baby to enjoy ice skating from the late 1930s: 9. Speaking of babies, they used to travel up with the luggage on planes: 10. Looks totally fine to me: 11. This is what Mecca looked like in 1953... 12. And this is what it looks like today: 13. This is how big a moose's tooth is: 14. Some places use really, really, really, really long brooms to dust the ceiling: 15. You can not only EAT pinecones but you can also make jam from them: 16. Most of the palm trees you see out and about are trimmed. Here's what a bunch of un-trimmed ones look like: And if you've ever lived in a place with palm trees, you know that there's probably a whole slew of critters in them there unshorn trees. 17. Here's a topographic map of Africa, showing off the many mountains within the continent: 18. Both seals and sea lions have nails: They use them for grooming and, yes, they need to be cut if they get too long. 19. This is a pill-sized camera that you swallow to capture footage of, well, everything that's going on in your digestive track: 20. This is what $80 in one dollar bills looks like: Nature is incredible. 21. This is what it looks like when a downed power line hits the sidewalk: u/elvisboy / Via 22. White cucumbers exist: u/wsxqaz123 / Via There will be no joking about this picture in the comments. 23. This is what a hairless raccoon looks like: I still love it. Come here, my friend. 24. This is what's on an "American" pizza in the Czech Republic: u/Mike_ZzZzZ / Via Corn on pizza is one of the most harrowing things I've ever seen. 25. And, finally, here's a dumb little hack if you're dumb, like me: Twitter: @albertbarlcay69
