My Mom Jayne (2025) on Netflix
NR20251h 45mDocumentary
Mariska is three when her mother, Jayne Mansfield, dies in a car accident. She interviews her siblings and examines letters and photographs to assemble a portrait of the woman she never knew.
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- Netflix4.6/5
- IMDb8.3/105,365 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes100%
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Plot summary
At three, Mariska loses her mother, Jayne Mansfield, in a car accident. To know the Hollywood icon as a person, she turns to her siblings and to the letters, photographs, and belongings left behind. Her family is initially hesitant but gives its blessing and agrees to appear. Through these interviews and objects, Mariska builds a portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman, reclaiming the mother she never really knew.
Cast
- Jayne Marie Mansfieldas Self
- Mickey Hargitay Jr.as Self
- Zoltan Hargitayas Self
- Tony Cimberas Self
- Ellen Jean Siano Hargitayas Self
- Rusty Straitas Self
- Nelson Sardellias Self
- Sam Brodyas Self(archive footage)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about My Mom Jayne (2025)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Mariska Hargitay was only three years old when her mother, the actress Jayne Mansfield, died in a car accident, and she directed this documentary about the mother she never knew. Her family was initially hesitant about the film but gave their blessing and agreed to appear in it.
SPOILER
In the documentary My Mom Jayne, director Mariska Hargitay went public with the story of her biological father, naming him as Nelson Sardelli.
