Jayne Mansfield was an actress and a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and now her famous daughter, Mariska Hargitay, wants to understand her better. An upcoming HBO film titled “My Mom ...

Mariska Hargitay attends the premiere of her new documentary “My Mom Jayne.” WireImage. Mansfield, the 34-year-old Hollywood star of the 1957 movie “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?,” was ...

HBO's new documentary, 'My Mom Jayne,' finds Jayne Mansfield's daughter, Mariska Hargitay, reckoning with her mother's legacy. Here's a primer on Mansfield's life and career before you watch.

Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. — the only child of Herbert William Palmer, an attorney, and Vera Jeffrey Palmer — and grew up dreaming of Hollywood ...

Jayne Mansfield began her career in the entertainment industry in 1955 as a Playboy model, appearing in the magazine several times between 1955 and 1960. In 1956, ...

In My Mom Jayne, Mariska Hargitay unpacks the details of her childhood and the trauma following her late mother Jayne Mansfield‘s tragic death in 1967. Known as one of the most iconic ’50s and ...

Jayne Mansfield’s press agent — first revealed in his 1974 biography, The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield, that Mariska ...

When Jayne Mansfield died in 1967, killed in a car wreck at the age of just 34 years old, the multitalented actress had already garnered enough fame and fortune during her short lifetime to have ...

On January 13, 1958, Jayne Mansfield married her second husband, Mickey Hargitay; her second marriage took place only a few days after her divorce from Paul Mansfield was finalized.They had two ...

How Many Children Did Jayne Mansfield Have in Total? Jayne was a mother to five children in total: Jayne Marie, Miklós “Mickey” Jr., Zoltán, Mariska and Antonio “Tony” Cimber.

The touching moment was captured on video in a scene that was not included in Hargitay’s HBO documentary about Jayne Mansfield, “My Mom Jayne,” but was released on Instagram by HBO. Hargitay’s brother ...