Jayne Mansfield
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Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress in film, theatre, and television. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe who came to be known as the "Working Man's Monroe". She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. She was one of Hollywood's original blonde bombshells, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity culture.
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| Movie Title | Year | Role | Co-actors | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| Female Jungle | 1955 | Candy Price | Burt Kaiser, Kathleen Crowley | Bruno VeSota | Burt Kaiser, Kathleen Crowley | Alternative title: The Hangover |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1955 | Cigarette Girl | Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee | Jack Webb | Warner Bros. | Uncredited |
| Underwater! | 1955 | Girl in Bikini by Pool | Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Lori Nelson | John Sturges | RKO Radio Pictures | Uncredited |
| Illegal | 1955 | Angel O'Hara | Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe | Lewis Allen | Warner Bros. | |
| Hell on Frisco Bay | 1955 | Mario's dance partner in nightclub | Alan Ladd, Fay Wray | Frank Tuttle | Jaguar Productions | Uncredited |
| The Girl Can't Help It | 1956 | Jerri Jordan | Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony | Frank Tashlin | 20th Century Fox | Mansfield's first starring role; considered a classic. |
| The Burglar | 1957 | Gladden | Dan Duryea, Martha Vickers, Peter Capell, Mickey Shaughnessy | Paul Wendkos | Columbia Pictures | Filmed in 1955 |
| The Wayward Bus | 1957 | Camille Oakes | Joan Collins, Dan Dailey | Victor Vicas | 20th Century Fox | |
| Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? | 1957 | Rita Marlowe | Tony Randall, Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell, John Williams, Henry Jones | Frank Tashlin | 20th Century Fox | Alternative title: Oh! For a Man! (UK); considered a classic. Known as Mansfield's "signature film". |
| Kiss Them for Me | 1957 | Alice Kratzner | Cary Grant, Leif Erickson, Suzy Parker | Stanley Donen | Sol C. Siegel | Mansfield's last starring role in a mainstream Hollywood studio film. |
| The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | 1958 | Kate | Kenneth More, Henry Hull, Bruce Cabot | Raoul Walsh | 20th Century Fox | Not released in the United States until 1959. |
| The Challenge | 1960 | Billy | Anthony Quayle, Carl Möhner, Peter Reynolds | John Gilling | Alexandra | Alternative title: It Takes a Thief (U.S.); not released in the United States until 1963. |
| Too Hot to Handle | 1960 | Midnight Franklin | Leo Genn, Karlheinz Böhm, Christopher Lee | Terence Young | Wigmore Productions | Alternative title: Playgirl After Dark (U.S.); not released in the United States until 1961. |
| The Loves of Hercules | 1960 | Queen Dianira/ Hippolyta | Mickey Hargitay, Massimo Serato | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | Contact Organisation | Alternative titles Gli Amori di Ercole (Italy), Les Amours d'Hercule (France), Hercules vs. the Hydra (TV title); not released to US movie theaters. |
| The George Raft Story | 1961 | Lisa Lang | Ray Danton, Julie London, Barrie Chase | Joseph M. Newman | Allied Artists Pictures | Alternative title: Spin of a Coin (UK) |
| It Happened in Athens | 1962 | Eleni Costa | Trax Colton, Nico Minardos, Bob Mathias | Andrew Marton | 20th Century Fox | Filmed in the fall of 1960; in Greece. |
| Heimweh nach St. Pauli | 1963 | Evelyne | Freddy Quinn, Josef Albrecht, Ullrich Haupt | Werner Jacobs | Rapid Film | Alternative title: Homesick for St. Pauli (U.S.); never released in the United States. |
| Promises! Promises! | 1963 | Sandy Brooks | Marie McDonald, Tommy Noonan, Mickey Hargitay | King Donovan | Tommy Noonan-Donald F. Taylor | Aka: Promise Her Anything (some releases) |
| L'Amore Primitivo | 1964 | Dr. Jane | Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Mickey Hargitay | Luigi Scattini | G.L.M. | Alternative title: Primitive Love (U.S.); not released in the United States until 1966. |
| Panic Button | 1964 | Angela | Maurice Chevalier, Eleanor Parker, Mike Connors | George Sherman, Giuliano Carnimeo | Gordon Films | Alternative title: Let's Go Bust (U.S.), filmed in 1962; in Italy. |
| Einer Frisst den anderen | 1964 | Darlene/ Mrs. Smithopolis | Cameron Mitchell, Dodie Heath, Ivor Salter | Richard E. Cunha, Gustav Gavrin | Dubrava Film | Alternative title: Dog Eat Dog! (U.S.); not released in the United States until 1966. |
| The Fat Spy | 1966 | Junior Wellington | Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard | Joseph Cates | Woolner Brothers | |
| The Las Vegas Hillbillys | 1966 | Tawny | Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy | Arthur Pierson | Woolner Brothers | Alternative title: Country Music. |
| A Guide for the Married Man | 1967 | Technical Adviser (Girl with Harold) | Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens | Gene Kelly | 20th Century Fox | Cameo appearance. Legally her final film appearance. |
| Single Room Furnished | 1968 | Johnnie/ Mae/ Eileen | Dorothy Keller, Fabian Dean, Billy M. Greene | Matt Cimber | Empire Film Studios | Posthumous release. Filmed in mid-1966. |
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