Jayne Mansfield became a Hollywood superstar in the 1950s, being a provocateur of her time. She tragically passed away in a car accident in 1967 that also involved her three-year-old daughter Mariska Hargitay, in the vehicle at the time.
Luckily, Mariska made it out alive. Today, she’s also a well-known actress. And she’s the spitting image of her mother!
Many actors and actresses have to work for decades upon decades to reach Hollywood superstar status. It takes time, patience and a lot of will and sacrifice to make it to the top, but in the end, most celebrities would probably say it’s worth it.
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield, however, needed only around 10 years to become a superstar. She became one of the biggest sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, starring in several smash-hit movies.
At times, she was known as “the poor man’s Marilyn Monroe”, because of the roles she was offered, but despite the roles – many of which would fit into the “dumb blonde” category – she wasn’t like that at all.
The mother of five children tragically passed away following a car accident in 1967. Today, though, her children are doing their best to keep her legacy alive.
This is the story of Jayne Mansfield’s energetic life – and her daughter Mariska Hargitay, who looks just like her mother.
Jayne Mansfield – childhood
Jayne Mansfield’s life was full of both glamour and tragedy.
Born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, as a child she was exposed to the more creative side of life. Her father Herbert was a musician, and as a young child she took both singing and violin lessons.
Yet at just three years of age, Jayne Mansfield experienced tragedy when her father died of a heart attack while driving with the family. Her mother Vera, who used to be a school teacher, was left alone with her daughter, and returned to work in order to support her family.
“Something went out of my life,” she said. “My earliest memories are the best. I always try to remember the good times when Daddy was alive.”..CONTINUE READING