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

Mariska Hargitay has opened up over losing her mother, Jayne Mansfield. The Law & Order: SVU star, whose mother died in a car accident when she was three, spoke this week about how the traumatic experience had affected her emotional development as she grew up.

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

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

Mariska Hargitay spoke briefly about losing her mother, bombshell movie star Jayne Mansfield, while detailing "various traumas" she's experienced over the years - and how she's overcome them. "I lost my mother when I was 3 years old,