| Liz Smith Tickled pink for this Golden girl January 18, 2005 'Forty-nine years ago, my mother stood on this stage and accepted a Golden Globe, and my father was with her. How wonderful that my father is still here with me for this.....you are my inspiraton by example.....I love you!' This was Mariska Hargitay, the all-to-human face for a sex-crimes detective in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, accepting her award Sunday night. Hargitay's mother was, of course, the iconic '50's sex bomb Jayne Mansfield, and I have always had a soft spot for Mariska, having gone to college at the University of Texas with her mother. Mariska's father is and was the hunky bodybuilder, Mickey Hargitay. He wept throughout her remarks. Although she may not have intended it, Mariska's gown was on the deep pink side, and pink was Mama Jayne's favorite color. An audience-friendly win and well deserved. |
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