Mariska Hargitay opened up about the impact of losing her mother, Jayne Mansfield, at a young age.

Mariska Hargitay candidly dished on her mental health and difficult past when she had the honor of speaking at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation's luncheon on Tuesday, November 12. The actress revealed she still deals with "complex trauma" that stems from losing her mother,

Mariska Hargitay reflected on her mother Jayne Mansfield’s death while attending the Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s 18th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar. “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,” Hargitay said on Tuesday, according to Us Weekly.

Mariska Hargitay talked about her late mother Jayne Mansfield while detailing past trauma at an event supporting the Hope for Depression Research Foundation

Mariska Hargitay has opened up over losing her mother, Jayne Mansfield. Speaking at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation's 18th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar, Mariska, 60, described her grieving household.

Mariska Hargitay's mother, Jayne Mansfield, was killed in a car crash in 1967, while Hargitay and two siblings were in the vehicle.