Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mansfield, born Vera Jayne Palmer in 1933, rose to fame as a blonde bombshell in the 1950s, starring in films like The Girl Can't ...

At Tuesday’s TIME Women of the Year Leadership Forum, Mariska Hargitay was asked to reflect on what she learned from making ...

Jayne Mansfield's legacy continues through her children. Before her death in 1967, the blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1950s as a Hollywood actress and sex symbol, welcomed five children: ...

With a new documentary directed by daughter Mariska Hargitay, there is renewed interest in Jayne Mansfield’s life, legacy, and collectible memorabilia. Premiering on HBO and Max this Friday, My Mom ...

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 Jayne,” ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actress Mariska Hargitay about My Mom Jayne, her documentary about her mom, Jayne Mansfield, and how her understanding of her mom's life changed through making it. In the ...

Last Updated on September 29, 2025 by Matt Staff Jayne Mansfield was more than just a blonde bombshell of the 1950s and 1960s. I think I first came across word of Jayne Mansfield when someone was ...

On the surface, Olivia Benson and Jayne Mansfield have little to nothing in common. One is a fearless, intelligent rape survivor and police detective on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, while the ...

At Tuesday’s TIME Women of the Year Leadership Forum, Mariska Hargitay was asked to reflect on what she learned from making her critically acclaimed feature directorial debut My Mom Jayne—a ...