6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
“Reclaiming her mother's story. And her own.”
My Mom Jayne (2025)
June 20, 20251h 46mEN
8.0
46 votes
Overview
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
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Mariska HargitayWhere to Watch
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Released
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English
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HBO Documentary FilmsMighty Entertainment
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Brent Marchant
8.0It’s curiously ironic that the search to learn more about a loved one you barely knew turns out to be a journey of discovery about oneself. Nevertheless, such was the case for actress Marisla Hargitay, daughter of screen legend Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), who directed this revealing new HBO documentary about her relationship (or lack thereof) with the famous mother she lost in a tragic car accident when she was only three years old. Mansfield, one of the most visible movie idols of the 1950s and ʼ60s, was molded by the Hollywood star-making system into one of the era’s prototypical blonde bom…
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