Jayne Mansfield, born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933 – June 29 1967 was an American actor and singer. She also was a Playboy player. Mansfield was a famous sex icon in the 1960s and 1950s, was under contract to 20th Century Fox. She is well-known for her public persona as well as publicity stunts. Though her career in film was brief however, she had several box office success and was awarded a Theatre World Award as well as an Golden Globe Award. Mansfield had a great time in the role of fictional actress Rita Marlowe in the Broadway play Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955-1956) that she did a retelling in the film adaptation (1957). Other film roles she has performed includes The Girl Can't Help But Smile (1956), The Wayward Bus (1957), The Musical Comedy (1956) The Drama The Girl Can't Help it (1957), The Neo-Noir Too Hot to Handle (1960), The Wayward Bus (1957) and Promises! Promises! (1963) This film established Mansfield's status as the first American actress to have appeared in a naked scene in post-silent films.
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