Jayne Mansfield April 19 1933 June 29 1967 was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinumblonde hair hourglass figure and cleavagerevealing costumes While Mansfields film career was shortlived she had several box office successes She won the Theatre World Award a Golden Globe and a Golden Laurel As the demand for blonde bombshells declined in the 1960s Mansfield was relegated to lowbudget film melodramas and comedies but remained a popular celebrity In her later career she continued to attract large crowds in foreign countries and in lucrative and successful nightclub tours Mansfield had been a Playboy Playmate of the Month and appeared in the magazine several additional times She died in an automobile accident at age 34