Director: Mariska Hargitay
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Marie Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay Jr., Zoltan Hargitay
My Mom Jayne is a 2025 American documentary directed by Mariska Hargitay, in which the actress turns the camera on her own family history to construct an intimate, unflinching portrait of her mother, Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield — a woman far more layered than the blonde bombshell mythology ever allowed.
What is My Mom Jayne about?
Mariska Hargitay grew up with a photograph of her mother instead of a memory. Jayne Mansfield died in a car accident in 1967, when Mariska was just three years old. Decades later, Mariska sits down with her brothers and sisters — Mickey Jr., Zoltan, Jayne Marie, Tony, and Ellen — each of whom carries a different fragment of who their mother really was. Together they sift through boxes of private letters, old photographs, and personal keepsakes to reconstruct a life that public fame had long distorted. The film asks what it means to grieve someone you never truly knew, and what it costs to reclaim a parent from the grip of legend.
Cast & crew
Mariska Hargitay, best known for her long-running role on Law and Order: SVU, steps behind the camera here as director and emotional anchor. She is joined on screen by her siblings Jayne Marie Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay Jr., Zoltan Hargitay, Tony Cimber, and Ellen Hargitay, alongside family friend and author Rusty Strait, who knew Jayne Mansfield personally.
Context & significance
Iranian diaspora audiences share a deep cultural familiarity with the experience of reconstructing a parent's or grandparent's story across distance and loss — whether through revolution, migration, or early death. My Mom Jayne resonates because it is not really about celebrity; it is about what children carry forward when a parent is taken too soon, and how families negotiate competing memories of the same person. The documentary also holds genuine appeal for viewers interested in mid-century Hollywood history and the way fame shaped and distorted the lives of women in that era. The film is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing.
Where & how to watch
My Mom Jayne is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web or on your TV or phone with no extra download and no VPN required. Subscription includes unlimited streaming — cancel anytime.