Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress in film, theatre, and television. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's main sex symbol actress, along with Marilyn Monroe. She was also known for her well publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions.
While Mansfield's film career was short-lived, she had several box-office successes and won a Theatre World Award and a Golden Globe. She enjoyed success in the role of fictional actress Rita Marlowe, both in the 1955–1956 Broadway version and the 1957 Hollywood film version of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. Her other major movie performances were for The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Wayward Bus (1957), and Too Hot to Handle (1960). In the sexploitation film Promises! Promises! (1963), she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture. Mansfield's professional name came from her first husband, public relations professional Paul Mansfield. In 1967, Mansfield was killed in a car crash at the age of 34, along with two others.
You can find people similar to Jayne Mansfield by visiting our lists United Service Organizations entertainers and University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts alumni.
| Full name at birth | Vera Jayne Palmer
|
||
| Claim to fame | Playboy`s Playmate of the Month February 1955, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, The Girl Can't Help It
|
||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1933
|
||
| Place of birth | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
|
||
| Date of death | 29 June 1967
|
||
| Age | 34 (age at death)
|
||
| Place of death | Slidell, Louisiana, USA
|
||
| Cause of death | Car Accident
|
||
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery (Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania) 40°51′42″N 75°14′25″W / 40.861672°N 75.240244°W / 40.861672; -75.240244
|
||
| Occupation | Pin-Up Girl, Model, Actress, Singer
|
||
| Occupation category | |||
| Nationality |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
|
||
| Weight | 120 lbs (54 kg)
|
||
| Build | |||
| Hair color | |||
| Eye color | |||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Sexuality | |||
| Religion | |||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature | Small Waist and Large Bust
|
|
|
| Pets |
|
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $2,000,000 USD
|
||
| High school | Highland Park High School (1950)
|
|
|
| University |
|
|
|
| Talent agency |
talent agency
|
||
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
- By the 1960s Mansfield`s career had declined into cheesy sexploitation and hokey and somewhat embarrassing guest appearances.
- Was born with brunette hair.
- The Japanese Band The 5, 6, 7, 8's play a song called "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield".
- The German punk-rock-band "The Bates" dedicated the song "The Lips Of Jayne Mansfield" (Album "Shake!") to her.
- Her death is the subject of the Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Kiss Them for Me", the title of which is taken from her 1957 film.
More...
- Albums (15) keyboard_arrow_right
- Songs (67) keyboard_arrow_right
- Quotes (50) keyboard_arrow_right
- Trivia (37) keyboard_arrow_right
- Pictorials (59) keyboard_arrow_right
- Magazines (131) keyboard_arrow_right
- Photos (1,021) keyboard_arrow_right
- Lists (38) keyboard_arrow_right
- Filmography (211) keyboard_arrow_right
- Awards (2) keyboard_arrow_right
- Forum (37) keyboard_arrow_right
- Fans (118) keyboard_arrow_right
This page is the FamousFix profile for Jayne Mansfield. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Jayne Mansfield page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.