Mansfield became involved with her third husband Matt Cimber ( a.k.a. Matteo Ottaviano , né Thomas Vitale Ottaviano ) , an Italian-born film director , when he directed her in a well-reviewed stage production of Bus Stop in Yonkers , New York costarring Hargitay .
She married Italian-born movie director Matt Cimber ( a.k.a. Matteo Ottaviano , né Thomas Vitale Ottaviano ) in 1964 .