I t might be argued that Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield is more famous now for being the mother of Mariska Hargitay than for her own status as a prototypical ’50s bombshel

In her debut as a documentary director, Mariska Hargitay explores the life of her mother, the Hollywood actor Jayne Mansfield, who died at 34.

In My Mom Jayne, her documentary streaming on HBO starting June 27, Hargitay turns the camera on herself—and the famous mother she barely knew. That would be Jayne Mansfield, the 1950s bombshell and screen siren who died in a car crash in 1967 at age 34,