Mariska Hargitay, the Law & Order: SVU actress, opened up about losing her mother at a young age and how it has affected her. Mansfield died in a car crash in 1967 when Hargitay was only three years old. The actress said she learned to lean into grief and that darkness can lead to brightness. She also spoke about her father, who raised her after her mother's death, and how losing him changed her. Despite being frustrated at times with constant references to her mother as a Hollywood icon, becoming a wife and mother made Hargitay feel closer to Mansfield.
