The celebrities end up for Mariska Hargitay.
Not solely did lots of her “Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit” co-stars be part of her on the Tribeca Pageant premiere of her function movie directorial debut, “My Mother Jayne,” however so did Cher, Jamie Lee Curtis and Liam Neeson, amongst others.
Happening at Carnegie Corridor, the night additionally included a Q&A with Hargitay moderated by Griffin Dunne.
The documentary tells the story of Hargitay’s mom, Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield.
Mansfield died in a automotive accident when Hargitay, who was a passenger within the automobile along with her brothers, was three years outdated.
Whereas Hargitay and Curtis are each youngsters of celebrities, the “Freakier Friday” star informed Selection, “We additionally share being ladies in our 60s in present enterprise the place we’re energetic bosses, the place we’re energetic philanthropic ladies, the place we’re advocating. And we do it with loads of pleasure and spirit.”
Hargitay not too long ago introduced the launch of Mighty Leisure, a manufacturing firm with each scripted and unscripted divisions. My Mother Jayne is the corporate’s first challenge.
“Oh, you’re giving me concepts, I didn’t even give it some thought,” Hargitay informed Selection when requested if she has plans to adapt “My Mother Jayne” as a scripted function or tv sequence.
Mariska Hargitay and Liam Neeson
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The Friday night time premiere’s “Legislation & Order” visitor listing included Chris Meloni, Peter Scanavino, Ice-T and Kelli Giddish.
Attendees additionally included Tribeca Pageant co-founder Jane Rosenthal, Edie Falco, Amy Schumer, Katie Couric, Claire Danes, Hugh Dancy, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Diane Sawyer, Debra Messing, Ellen Burstyn, Joely Fisher, George Stephanopoulos, Julianne Hough and Liza Colón-Zayas.
Hargitay’s organic father, singer Nelson Sardelli, additionally made an look. “My Mother Jayne” reveals that Sardelli, not Mickey Hargitay, the Hungarian bodybuilder who was her mom’s second husband, is her father. Mansfield had a romantic relationship with Sardelli throughout a time when she and Hargitay have been having marital issues.
“This story had not gotten on the market and it was mine to inform,” Hargitay mentioned through the Q&A.
Summing as much as Dunne about directing a movie that helped unburden her emotional ache by sharing her story publicly, Hargitay declared loudly into her microphone, “Has it been a bumpy highway? Sure! And it’s fucking wonderful now.”
“My Mother Jayne” had its world premiere in Could on the Cannes Movie Pageant. It’s set for a restricted theatrical launch on June 20 adopted by its HBO premiere on June 27.
See extra images from the Tribeca Pageant premiere of “My Mother Jayne” beneath.
Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay
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Mariska Hargitay and Jamie Lee Curtis
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Trish Adlesic, Jayne Marie Mansfield, Cher, Mariska Hargitay and Jane Rosenthal
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Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos
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Debra Messing, Ali Wentworth, Cher and Brooke Shields
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav and Mariska Haritay
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Ice-T and Mariska Hargitay
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David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris with their daughter Harper Grace
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Harry Connick Jr. and Cher
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Mariska Hargitay and Katie Couric
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Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
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Diane Sawyer, Mariska Hargitay and Amy Schumer
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