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Mariska Hargitay is set to host the 2026 Emmy Awards — a historic first for a female host in 15 years — following her own double Emmy win for the deeply personal documentary “My Mom Jayne,” which explores the complex legacy of her late mother, Jayne Mansfield. Driven by a lifelong quest to understand the woman behind the Hollywood icon, Hargitay uncovered her mother’s intelligence, artistic soul, and struggles — while also confronting her own childhood grief and identity shaped by loss. Now, as she prepares to take the stage at the Emmys, she carries both her mother’s memory and her own hard-won triumphs into a dazzling new chapter.

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