Ice-T Praises Mariska Hargitay Forward of My Mother Jayne Documentary

Ice-T is one in every of Mariska Hargitay’s largest supporters amid the discharge of her documentary exploring the life and legacy of her late mom, Jayne Mansfield.

“I’ve seen a number of clips of it when she was making it ’trigger she was on the set displaying us,” Ice-T, 67, advised Us Weekly whereas selling his partnership with Elevating Cane’s for Nationwide Iced Tea Day, which is on Tuesday, June 10. “I knew a bit of bit about it, however you possibly can’t actually know anyone’s full life till you see the entire story.”

Hargitay, 61, produced and directed the upcoming documentary My Mother Jayne, which revisits her mom’s profession and uncovers simply a few of her household’s secrets and techniques, together with the identification of Hargitay’s organic father.

Ice-T, who has performed Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on the beloved sequence Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit alongside Hargitay since 2000, famous that he heard his costar did “very well” with the brand new documentary. (My Mother Jayne premieres on Max on Friday, June 27.)

He added that he loved seeing Hargitay selling the movie on the Cannes Movie Pageant final month, particularly as a result of she seemed the half.

“I like Mariska when she glams up. And I additionally know by her mom being Jayne Mansfield, I believe Mariska intensely at all times went towards the grain, like, not glamming up,” Ice-T advised Us. “And I’m like, ‘You’re glamorous. Don’t struggle it. Let it go. Let it go.’”

With this film popping out, Ice-T mentioned, “I believe she’s made her personal mark.” He defined, “I don’t suppose she wished to make her mark as Jayne Mansfield’s daughter. She simply wished to [be her], and I respect that.”

Ice-T added that since Hargitay has “finished that” and cemented herself as one in every of NBC’s largest stars whereas enjoying Olivia Benson on SVU since its 1999 premiere, he desires her to “embrace the entire thing.”

Hargitay is the daughter of actress and intercourse image Mansfield, who died in a 1967 automotive accident. Hargitay was simply 3 years previous when her mother died within the crash that she and her two older siblings survived. (Mariska was raised by her father physique builder Mickey Hargitay however later realized that her organic father is Italian singer and comic Nelson Sardello.)

The actress has adopted in her mother’s footsteps and can make her directorial debut with My Mother Jayne, which can present never-before-seen residence movies and pictures from Mansfield’s life.

“This film is a labor of affection and longing. It’s a seek for the mom I by no means knew, an integration of part of myself I’d by no means owned, and a reclaiming of my mom’s story and my very own reality,” Mariska mentioned in an April assertion. “I’ve at all times believed there may be energy in vulnerability, and the method of constructing this movie has confirmed that perception like by no means earlier than.”

Whereas Ice-T advised Us he was excited to attend the My Mother Jayne premiere, he has additionally been busy together with his personal initiatives throughout SVU’s off season. He not too long ago teamed up with Elevating Cane’s to have a good time Nationwide Iced Tea Day.

Ice-T teased that Elevating Cane’s is the proper “afternoon date spot,” telling Us and different reporters earlier this month that it’s a “informal spot” for good meals.

“This can be a good place to come back after the get together, after the membership, you bought the munchies and also you’re attempting to hit one thing on the best way residence,” he mentioned. “To tug up right here at night time … you will get one thing to go to mattress with.”

With reporting by Nikaline McCarley