Jayne Mansfield

Biography

Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. While Mansfield's film career was short-lived, she had several box office successes. She won the Theatre World Award, a Golden Globe and a Golden Laurel. As the demand for blonde bombshells declined in the 1960s, Mansfield was relegated to low-budget film melodramas and comedies, but remained a popular celebrity. In her later career she continued to attract large crowds in foreign countries and in lucrative and successful nightclub tours. Mansfield had been a Playboy Playmate of the Month and appeared in the magazine several additional times. She died in an automobile accident at age 34.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Marion

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

as Rita Marlowe

The Girl Can't Help It

as Jerri Jordan

Illegal

as Angel O'Hara

The Loves of Hercules

as Queen Deianira / Hippolyta

A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser (Girl with Harold)

The Burglar

as Gladden

Kiss Them for Me

as Alice Kratzner

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

as Kate