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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

    11. cast image

      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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