Who is Jayne Mansfield?

Jayne Mansfield is American actress.

How did Jayne Mansfield die?

Jayne Mansfield passed away in 1967 (traffic collision).

What is Jayne Mansfield known for?

Jayne Mansfield is primarily known as a(n) stage actor, film actor, Playboy Playmate, actor, television actor, model, singer.

Who is Jayne Mansfield connected to?

Jayne Mansfield is connected to: Mariska Hargitay.

Jayne Mansfield

American actress

Born:April 19, 1933

Died:June 29, 1967

Age at death:34

Cause of death:Traffic Collision

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Height:1.68 m (5′6″)

Born in:Bryn Mawr, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Stage Actor Film Actor Playboy Playmate Actor Television Actor Model Singer

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Daughter: Mariska Hargitay

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Famous For

Movies & TV

The Girl Can't Help ItWill Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Promises! Promises!George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldA Guide for the Married Man

Songs & Albums

Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & MeJayne Mansfield Busts Up Las Vegas

Awards

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (1957)Theatre World Award (1956)Playboy Playmate of the Month (1955)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jayne Mansfield

American actress

Biography

Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life. Mansfield played the fictional actress Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? on Broadway in 1955–1956, obtaining a Theatre World Award for the portrayal, and reprised the role in the 1957 film adaptation. Her other film roles include the musical comedy The Girl Can't Help It (1956), the drama The Wayward Bus (1957), the neo-noir Too Hot to Handle (1960), and the sex comedy Promises! Promises! (1963). In Promises! Promises!, Mansfield became the first American actress to perform a nude scene in a starring film role. Her performance in The Girl Can't Help It won a Golden Globe Award for New Star. Mansfield's professional name came from her first husband, public relations professional Paul Mansfield. She married three times and had five children. On June 29, 1967, she died in a traffic collision at age 34.

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Quotes

“I like being a pin-up girl. There's nothing wrong with it.”

— As quoted in The Sex Goddess in American Film, 1930-1965: Jean Harlow, Mae West, Lana Turner, and Jayne Mansfield (2009) by Jessica Hope Jordan

“I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for betterment for me.”

“A woman should be pink and cuddly for a man.”

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Jayne Mansfield", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Promotional photo of Jayne Mansfield for the film Kiss Them for Me (1957).

Actress Jayne Mansfield and husband Matt Cimber leave Peter Dopp Field after she helped open the Little Conch baseball season, March 7, 1966. Photo by Don Pinder, Florida Keys History Center Collection.

Key West Mayor Kermit Lewin pins a key to the city on visiting actress Jayne Mansfield, March 1966. Photo by Don Pinder/Florida Keys History Center Collection.

Monroe County Mayor Gerald Saunders presents an Honorary Conch certificate to Jayne Mansfield, Key West Holiday Inn, March 1, 1966. Man in center is unidentified. Photo by Don Pinder, Florida Keys History Center Collection.

Jayne Mansfield cuddles new son, Antonio Rapheal Cimber Ottaviano as they leave Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Jayne was accompanied by her husband, Matt, and her four other children.

Actress Jayne Mansfield (with Chihuahua Popsicle) speaks to reporters at the Key West Holiday Inn, March 1, 1966. Photo by Don Pinder, Florida Keys History Center Collection.

Reception for actress Jayne Mansfield at the Key West Holiday Inn, March 1, 1966. Photo by Don Pinder, Florida Keys History Center Collection.

Actress Jayne Mansfield tosses the first pitch at the opening of the Key West Little Conchs baseball season, Peter Dopp Field, March 7, 1966. Photo by Don Pinder, Florida Keys History Center Collection.

Actress Jayne Mansfield after throwing the first pitch of the Key West Little Conchs baseball season, Peter Dopp Field, March 7, 1966. Photo by Don Pinder, Florida Keys History Center Collection.