Mariska Hargitay has helped people share their stories for years on TV and through her foundation , and now, she wants to share hers .
The trailer for “My Mom Jayne,” the “Law & Order: SVU” star’s documentary about her late mother, Jayne Mansfield , aired exclusively June 3 on TODAY.
The HBO film, which premiered in May at the Cannes Film Festival , is also the first project under Hargitay’s newly launched production company, Mighty Entertainment .
Hargitay narrates the trailer, which opens with black-and-white footage of Mansfield before jumping to video of Hargitay opening boxes and sorting through memorabilia about her mom.
“I’ve spent my whole life distancing myself from my mother, Jayne Mansfield, the sex symbol,” she says, as racy images of Mansfield pop up on scr