“I said, 'Move back to Indiana, bring the kids and just come back and live in Indiana,' but she won't do it.”
Several days after actress Mariska Hargitay debuted the documentary she produced about her famous mom Jayne Mansfield, a specific clip from the June 27 documentary is making its rounds on the internet.
The clip from HBO’s “My Mom Jayne” shows Hargitay learning that her husband, actor Peter Hermann, managed to track down the beautiful piano her mom used to own that sat in the house Hargitay lived in as a small child. It was a surprise for her 60th birthday.
In that same clip, Hermann tells Hargitay that not only did he find the piano but that he purchased the piano. “Happy Birthday,” Hermann told his wife as she broke down into to tears.
Hermann and Hargitay met in 2002 on the set of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Hargitay leads the show as Detective Olivia Benson. Hermann plays a reoccurring role as defense attorney Trevor Langan, according to NBC.
They later married in 2004.
Hargitay embraced Hermann telling him, “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” as their kids, August, Amaya, and Andrew joined in on the hug. “I can’t believe you did this,” she continues.
@bensonhargitay I can genuinely say I have never cried at a documentary like I did at this one… and especially at this part. Peter SEES Mariska so deeply and that is a gift. Peter tracked down and bought Jayne’s piano for Mariska’s 60th birthday and surprised her with it. #mariskahargitay #mymomjayne #jaynemansfield #lawandordersvu #peterhermann #oliviabenson ♬ original sound - bensonhargitay
Fans have since applauded Hermann for his kind gesture.
“I can genuinely say I have never cried at a documentary like I did at this one… and especially at this part. Peter SEES Mariska so deeply and that is a gift,” one fan wrote.
“May this kind of love find its way to me one day,” another fan wrote.
“Peter Hermann is such an incredible, supporting and loving husband!” added another.
During a sit down with the Today Show, Hargitay was asked what her mom would say about the “My Mom Jayne” documentary. “I think she’d be really happy that we got to make a movie together,” Hargitay responded.
Hargitay added that she think Mansfield would have also been happy about “being seen for all her facets and not just one way.”
Hargitay was just three years old when Mansfield died on June 29, 1967. Mansfield died as a result of a car accident alongside her then-boyfriend, Sam Brody, People reported. Hargitay and two of her siblings were also inside the car and survived the crash.
