Mariska Hargitay

 Mariska Magdolna (pronounced Ma-rishka) Hargitay, was born in Santa Monica, California, on January 23, 1964. Her parents are Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay. She is their youngest of three children. In June 1967, Mariska along with her siblings Zoltan and Mickey Jr. were in the back of a car when it was involved in a fatal accident that killed her mother. The kids escaped with only minor injuries. Ellen, a stewardess by the name of Ellen, was the father's second wife. They had three children and provided them with a normal life. They also financially supported the children as Jayne Mansfield's debt-ridden estate left no money for them.Mariska was a theater major at UCLA. Ghoulies (1985), which was a cult film and was her debut feature. Her performance was memorable. performance in the role of Donna. Mariska was not like her mother Jayne who was a nude actress in pictorials and had her name changed and her hair dyed and her hair dyed to make her famous. She refused advice to alter her appearance and name. She also refused to imitate her mother's attractive look by avoiding nude scenes from her next film Jocks (1986). She told casting directors that she was her own character as she held on to her dark hair and athletic body, when they were expecting another blonde, sexy Jayne Mansfield. Mariska continued to take acting classes, and waited for table

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