Jayne, Margitay's mother, was a famous American actress and was known as the sex icon of the 1950s and 1960s. She took acting classes form ULCA and started off with television. She had found her first break Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) and from then onwards bagged her prominent role in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? She became known to be the poor man's Marilyn Monroe. She lacked the onscreen personality and the talent of Monroe and could not take her career to any great height. Eventually, she lost her life in a tragic car accident.
