Playboy Playmate of the Month February 1955.
Producer Louis W. Kellman always said that he "discovered" Jayne Mansfield. He gave the then little known actress her first starring role (Gladden, Dan Duryea's sexy-but-shy gun moll kid sister) in The Burglar (1957) after seeing the normally jaded and unflappable film crew's "overheated" reaction to her on the set of Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) in which she had a small part.
She had a serious drinking problem most of her adult life.
She was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2008 in Austin, Texas. Her daughter, Mariska Hargitay, accepted the award.
Son Zoltan Hargitay was critically injured by a supposedly tame lion while visiting the Jungleland Zoo in Thousand Oaks, California, but made a full recovery. (December 1966).
Spoke five languages.
The German punk-rock-band The Bates dedicated the song The Lips Of Jayne Mansfield (from the album Shake!) to her.
The Japanese Band The 5, 6, 7, 8's play a song called "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield".
The late model Buick that Jayne was killed in was locked in a garage for decades, in the same shape it was in after the crash. The owner, who was a big fan, displayed it at various shows over the years, and it was sometimes billed as Jayne Mansfield's death car. The car was sold at auction in 1999 for $8000. Reportedly, the car still has the blood stains on the seats.
Though her film career seemed to have fallen from grace in the mid and late 1960s, her nightclub act was huge, earning her $8,000-$17,000 weekly.
Turned down the role of Ginger Grant in "Gilligan's Island" (1964).
Was a classically trained pianist and violinist.
Was arrested for indecent exposure during her nightclub act in Burlington, Vermont in 1963.
Was born with brunette hair.
Was the first American actress to appear nude in a mainstream American film (Promises! Promises! (1963)).
Was with 20th Century-Fox from 1956-1962.