Jayne Mansfield
Photo: 20th Century Fox, 1957. Photographer not credited. Studio publicity. / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
April 19, 1933
Died
June 29, 1967
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Aries
Natural hair color
Blonde
Eye color
Light brown
Height
5 ft 5 in | 166 cm tall
Body Measurements
40-21-35 in | 102-53-89 cm
Weight
58 kg | 128 pounds
Bra Size
40D
Shoe size
7 US | 37 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Jayne Mansfield was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States, on April 19, 1933, was an American actress.
Young Jayne Mansfield started her career as a model and in beauty contests.
She made her acting debut on stage in several local theater productions in Dallas.
She appeared in a play "Death of a Salesman", with the Knox Street Theater (1953).
She got her big screen debut in noir movie Female Jungle (1955) in role as Candy Price.
Her breakthrough performance came as Jerri Jordan in musical comedy movie The Girl Can't Help It (1956).
Best Movies
She won the Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year for her role as Jerri Jordan in musical comedy movie The Girl Can't Help It (1956).
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) satirical comedy opposite Tony Randall, Betsy Drake and Joan Blondell
The Wayward Bus (1957) drama with Joan Collins, Dan Dailey and Rick Jason
Too Hot to Handle (1960) neo-noir gangster thriller with Christopher Lee, Karlheinz Böhm and Leo Genn
Kiss Them for Me (1957) comedy with Cary Grant, Suzy Parker and Ray Walston
Promises! Promises! (1963) comedy in role as Sandy Brooks
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) Western comedy in role as Kate
A Guide for the Married Man (1967) farce comedy with Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens and Robert Morse
The Burglar (1957) crime thriller in role as Gladden
Illegal (1955) noir drama in role as Angel O'Hara
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) Western comedy in role as Kate
Facts
She was the only child.
Studied drama at the University of Dallas and the University of Texas.
She won Miss Photoflash in 1952.
She posed for the Playboy from 1955 to 1958 and in 1960.
She was a Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 1955.
She starred in 31 films.
Was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
She had an iq of 163.
She was a trained pianist and violinist.
She had five children.
Mansfield died on June 29, 1967, Slidell, Louisiana, United States, at age of 34.
Spouse
She was married to:
Matt Cimber (1964-1966)
Mickey Hargitay (1958-1964)
Paul Mansfield (1950-1958)
Relationships
She dated Steve Cochran (1954-1955), Nicholas Ray (1955-1956), Bobby Darin (1967), Samuel Brody (1966-1967), Nelson Sardelli (1963-1964), Claude Terrail (1963), Clint Eastwood (1962), Jorge Guinle (1962-1964), John F. Kennedy (1960) and George Jessel (1955).