
My Mom Jayne
2025 · Movie · NR · 106 min · ★ 8.0 · 80% critics
Through deeply personal interviews and a look at photographs, letters, and belongings, a daughter reassembles a portrait of her mother, a celebrated yet complex Hollywood figure. As the family reflects, the story also explores what it means to grow up with missing pieces of the past.
Also known as My Mom Jayne, A Film by Mariska Hargitay · My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-06-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (49 votes)
About
If you want an intimate family documentary that blends memories, artifacts, and big feelings, My Mom Jayne may hit hard; Not for you if you prefer a strictly surface-level overview, or if documentaries like A Secret Love and Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father aren’t your style.
Pros: intimate family interviews; archive treasures; emotional impact | Cons: shifts in focus; timeline can feel fuzzy
Cast & crew

Jayne Mansfield
as Self (archive footage)

Mariska Hargitay
as Self
- JM
Jayne Marie Mansfield
as Self
- MJ
Mickey Hargitay Jr.
as Self
- ZH
Zoltan Hargitay
as Self
- TC
Tony Cimber
as Self
- EH
Ellen Hargitay
as Self
- RS
Rusty Strait
as Self
- NS
Nelson Sardelli
as Self

Peter Hermann
as Self
Directed by Mariska Hargitay