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Mariska Hargitay made rare comments about the trauma of losing her mother, Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield, at the age of three.
‘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,’ the actress, 60, shared at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s 18th Annual HOPE Luncheon on Tuesday, as per 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,’ the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star added.
Mansfield, an actress and Playboy Playmate, tragically died in a car crash in 1967 at the age of 34. Hargitay and two of her siblings were passengers in the vehicle.
Hargitay accepted the 2024 Hope Award for Depression Advocacy at the event, hosted at The Plaza Hotel in NYC.
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This year’s luncheon centered on trauma and recovery, a topic that the actress explored in depth during her speech, as she delved into ‘various traumas’ she’s experienced over the years, and how she overcame them.
She explained that it wasn’t until ‘much later in life’ that she developed the tools to confront her past traumas.
‘I also suffered sexual trauma in my 30s, it wasn’t until much later that I found the language to acknowledge it for what it was,’ the star shared.
She said that the Joyful Heart Foundation, which she founded 20 years ago was ‘part of my response to my own experience.’
Earlier this year, Hargitay – who shares three children with husband Peter Hermann, 57 – revealed she was raped by a friend when she was in her 30s.