
The Jayne Mansfield Story
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was 36.
Top Cast


Loni Anderson
Loni Anderson
Jayne Mansfield
Loni Anderson
Jayne Mansfield


Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mickey Hargitay
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mickey Hargitay


Ray Buktenica
Ray Buktenica
Bob Garrett
Ray Buktenica
Bob Garrett


Kathleen Lloyd
Kathleen Lloyd
Carol Sue Peters
Kathleen Lloyd
Carol Sue Peters


G.D. Spradlin
G.D. Spradlin
Gerald Conway
G.D. Spradlin
Gerald Conway


Dave Shelley
Dave Shelley
Barry Charles
Dave Shelley
Barry Charles


Laura Jacoby
Laura Jacoby
Jayne Marie (at 6)
Laura Jacoby
Jayne Marie (at 6)
Whitney Rydbeck
Whitney Rydbeck
Photographer
Whitney Rydbeck
Photographer
John Medici
John Medici
Bud Leland
John Medici
Bud Leland


Lewis Arquette
Lewis Arquette
Publicity Man
Lewis Arquette
Publicity Man
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