Her parents are Mickey Hargitay and
Jayne Mansfield. Mickey won the "Mr. Universe" competition in 1955 and later appeared as Hercules, himself, in the Italian film, The Loves of Hercules (1960), co-starring his then-wife, Jayne Mansfield. Of course, Jayne Mansfield needs no explanation of who she is as she was of the leading sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s. BTW, Mariska has been doing that show (Law and Order Special Victims Unit) for 24 years.