Official Trailer for ‘My Mom Jayne’ Doc About Actress Jayne Mansfield
by Alex Billington
June 4, 2025
Source: YouTube
“At home she was just Jayne.” HBO has revealed an official trailer for a Hollywood documentary film titled My Mom Jayne, ready for streaming in June. This recently premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Classics section. The deeply persona, intimate, heartfelt film is directed by Mariska Hargitay, who also happens to be the daughter of Hollywood starlet Jayne Mansfield. She tells her Mom’s story with all the intimate details, good and bad, examining who she was on screen and who she was in her personal life. With courage and vulnerability, Mariska engages in the process of opening herself to a new, hard-won collection of memories—and a deeper level of truth. Featuring film clips from Jayne’s work in the 1950s & 60s, lots of archival footage from her many talk show appearances & interviews, as well as striking personal footage, the film contextualizes the dazzling star power of the most photographed Hollywood celebrity of her day. A story of loss & longing, healing & transformation, My Mom Jayne is a testament to the rewards of an unflinching search for truth, unveiling Mariska’s journey to reclaim her mother’s story—and also her own. The film features Mariska’s siblings Jayne Marie Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, Jr., Zoltan Hargitay, and Tony Cimber; stepmother Ellen Hargitay; Jayne’s press secretary Raymond “Rusty” Strait. This looks very good.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Mariska Hargitay’s doc My Mom Jayne, direct from YouTube:
In her feature directorial debut—the first time she has delved into her mother Jayne Mansfield’s story—Mariska Hargitay searches for the mother she never knew decades after the Hollywood legend’s tragic death. Through intimate interviews and a collection of never-before-seen photos and home movies, she grapples with her mother’s complicated public & private legacy, uncovering the surprising layers & depth of who Jayne was, not only to her fans, but also to those closest to her. Mariska was three years old when her mother, Jayne, tragically died in a car accident at the age of 34—leaving behind five children. The film follows Mariska as she seeks to answer her long-held questions about her mother and integrate the truths she uncovers into her own sense of self. As she explores the complexities behind who Jayne Mansfield was in public, she reckons with the persona that Jayne created, but was later desperate to escape. Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings, who each has their own memories of their mother, and an excavation of the photographs, letters, and cherished belongings Jayne left behind, Mariska assembles a new picture of the extraordinary, complex woman whose image and legacy she resisted for so many years.
My Mom Jayne is a documentary film directed by the American actress Mariska Hargitay, who is making her feature directorial debut after directing nine episodes of the series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” previously, on which she also starred. Produced by Trish Adlesic & Mariska Hargitay. Executive produced by Lauran Bromley, Nancy Abraham, & Lisa Heller. Made by Mighty Entertainment Production. This recently premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Classics section. HBO will debut My Mom Jayne streaming on HBO Max in the US starting on June 27th, 2025 this summer. Anyone want to watch this?
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