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My Mom Jayne( 2025)

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Reclaiming her mother's story. And her own.

Overview

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jayne Mansfield

      Self (archive footage)

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      Mariska Hargitay

      Self

    3. cast image

      Jayne Marie Mansfield

      Self

    4. cast image

      Mickey Hargitay Jr.

      Self

    5. cast image

      Zoltan Hargitay

      Self

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      Tony Cimber

      Self

    7. cast image

      Ellen Hargitay

      Self

    8. cast image

      Rusty Strait

      Self

    9. cast image

      Nelson Sardelli

      Self

    10. cast image

      Peter Hermann

      Self

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      Mickey Hargitay

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Mon Jun 30 2025
    It’s curiously ironic that the search to learn more about a loved one you barely knew turns out to be a journey of discovery about oneself. Nevertheless, such was the case for actress Marisla Hargitay, daughter of screen legend Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), who directed this revealing new HBO documentary about her relationship (or lack thereof) with the famous mother she lost in a tragic car accident when she was only three years old. Mansfield, one of the most visible movie idols of the 1950s and ʼ60s, was molded by the Hollywood star-making system into one of the era’s prototypical blonde bomb...

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    Facts

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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