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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Acting June 1, 1926 (36 years old) August 5, 1962 Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Monroe as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage; she married at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. She faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the film noir Niagara, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". The same year, her nude images were used as the centerfold and on the cover of the first issue of Playboy. She played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, but she was disappointed when she was typecast and underpaid by the studio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project but returned to star in The Seven Year Itch (1955), one of the biggest box office successes of her career. When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe's contract, she founded her own film production company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studying method acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Later that year, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and her first independent production in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Some Like It Hot (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits (1961).

Movies 154

Some Like It Hot 8.1

Some Like It Hot

as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

1959
All About Eve 8.1

All About Eve

as Miss Caswell

1950
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 7.3

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as Lorelei Lee

1953
The Misfits 7.0

The Misfits

as Roslyn Taber

1961
The Seven Year Itch 7.0

The Seven Year Itch

as The Girl

1955
Let's Make Love 6.4

Let's Make Love

as Amanda Dell

1960
River of No Return 6.7

River of No Return

as Kay Weston

1954
How to Marry a Millionaire 6.8

How to Marry a Millionaire

as Pola Debevoise

1953
The Asphalt Jungle 7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

as Angela Phinlay

1950
Niagara 6.8

Niagara

as Rose Loomis

1953
Don't Bother to Knock 6.6

Don't Bother to Knock

as Nell Forbes

1952
The Prince and the Showgirl 6.3

The Prince and the Showgirl

as Elsie

1957
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
O. Henry's Full House 6.9

O. Henry's Full House

as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

1952
Monkey Business 6.7

Monkey Business

as Lois Laurel

1952
There's No Business Like Show Business 6.1

There's No Business Like Show Business

as Vicky

1954
My Mom Jayne 8.0

My Mom Jayne

as archive footage

2025
Volunteers 5.5

Volunteers

as Self

1985
Bus Stop 6.1

Bus Stop

as Cherie

1956
We're Not Married! 6.0

We're Not Married!

as Annabel Jones

1952
Hollywood Uncensored 5.4

Hollywood Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

1987
That's Entertainment! III 7.1

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994
Let's Make It Legal 5.6

Let's Make It Legal

as Joyce Mannering

1951
Ladies of the Chorus 6.6

Ladies of the Chorus

as Peggy Martin

1948
As Young as You Feel 6.4

As Young as You Feel

as Harriet

1951
The Fabulous Allan Carr 5.0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Casting Couch 8.3

The Casting Couch

1995
Clash by Night 6.7

Clash by Night

as Peggy

1952
Bardot 8.2

Bardot

as archive footage

2025
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie 7.2

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Marilyn at the Movies

Marilyn at the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 7.4

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as archive footage

1986
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates 5.5

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

as Self (archive footage)

1990
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 6.7

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Love, Marilyn 6.5

Love, Marilyn

as archive footage

2013
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 8.2

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Bert Stern - Original Madman 7.6

Bert Stern - Original Madman

2011
Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years 3.0

Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years

as Self (archive footage)

1992
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 7.3

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2001
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' 8.5

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

as Self (archive footage)

2006
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

as Self (archive footage)

2004
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 7.4

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

as The Girl (archive footage)

2016
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self (archive footage)

1988
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe 9.0

100 Years of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

2026
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds 2.0

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Rat Pack 9.0

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful 10.0

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 6.5

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

as Betty (uncredited)

1948
Zwischen Glück und Krone 10.0

Zwischen Glück und Krone

as Self (archive footage)

1959
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 6.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003
Mi Marilyn 6.4

Mi Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

1975
James Dean: Forever Young 5.9

James Dean: Forever Young

as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 6.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

as Self (archive footage)

1973
Marilyn 7.5

Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

1963
Marilyn, dernières séances 7.0

Marilyn, dernières séances

as Self(archive footage)

2008
Marilyn Monroe: The Rise of an Icon 7.0

Marilyn Monroe: The Rise of an Icon

as Self (archive footage)

2026
Love Happy 5.8

Love Happy

as Grunion's Client

1949
Love Nest 5.5

Love Nest

as Bobbie Stevens

1951
Green Grass of Wyoming 6.7

Green Grass of Wyoming

as Extra at Square Dance (uncredited)

1948
Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum 7.7

Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum

as Self(archive footage) (voice)

2017
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess 7.2

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

2006
A Ticket to Tomahawk 6.0

A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Clara

1950
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde 6.4

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe

Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe

as (archive footage)

2022
Arthur Miller: Writer 7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Voyage to Nowhere 7.5

Voyage to Nowhere

as (archive footage)(uncredited)

1986
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

1991
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim 8.8

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

1947
Portrait of Norma Jeane

Portrait of Norma Jeane

as (archive footage)

2027
The Myth of Marilyn Monroe

The Myth of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archival footage)

2023
Marilyn, Her Final Secret 6.8

Marilyn, Her Final Secret

2022
Home Town Story 4.9

Home Town Story

as Iris Martin

1951
Dangerous Years 6.8

Dangerous Years

as Evie

1947
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft 7.0

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

2021
Lykke og krone 9.0

Lykke og krone

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962
Marilyn, a woman of today 7.0

Marilyn, a woman of today

as archive footage

2022
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give 5.0

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

as Self (archive footage)

1990
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess 6.9

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent 5.0

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

as (archive footage)

2016
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults 7.7

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

as Self (Archival Footage)

1997
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

as Self (archive)

2009
Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed

Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Becoming Marilyn 7.5

Becoming Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe 6.7

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

1966
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century 7.5

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

as Self - Miller's 2nd Wife (archive footage)

2015
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' 7.0

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Death In Hollywood 6.8

Death In Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1990
Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder? 6.0

Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder?

1995
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies 7.0

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

2012
Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe 9.0

Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe

as archive footage

1987
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow 9.0

Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

as Self (archive footage)

1989
Andy Warhol's America 8.0

Andy Warhol's America

2022
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite

Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Mansfield 66/67 5.2

Mansfield 66/67

as Self - Actress(archive footage)

2017
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star 7.0

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self (archive footage)

1991
My Life as Marilyn 7.0

My Life as Marilyn

as archive footage

2023
Marilyn in Manhattan 7.9

Marilyn in Manhattan

as Self (archive footage)

1998
The Complete Marilyn Monroe

The Complete Marilyn Monroe

as Self

2001
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 10.0

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

as Self (archive footage)

1979
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days 6.8

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

as archive footage

2001
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… 8.0

Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…

2015
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute 7.8

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

as Self

1962
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot 7.0

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Batmania: From Comics to Screen 7.8

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1989
Crushtime 6.0

Crushtime

as L'actrice blonde

2025
Right Cross 7.3

Right Cross

as Dusky Ledoux (uncredited)

1950
Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend 10.0

Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend

as Self (archive footage)

1992
Marilyn Monroe 10.0

Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Prayer for Marilyn Monroe 8.0

Prayer for Marilyn Monroe

1998
Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling

as Miss Caswell (archive footage)

2013
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files 8.0

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992
Making 'The Misfits' 7.0

Making 'The Misfits'

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood 7.5

Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood

as Self(archive footage)

2020
Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys

Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys

as Self (archive footage)

1985
Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe 7.0

Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

2026
The Body of Marilyn Monroe 8.0

The Body of Marilyn Monroe

as archive footage

2004
The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe

The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe

1991
Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments

Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments

as archive footage

2011
Marilyn

Marilyn

1970
Marilyn Monroe: Unclaimed Baggage 5.0

Marilyn Monroe: Unclaimed Baggage

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini 7.5

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures

Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures

as Self

2005
Marilyn vs Marilyn 10.0

Marilyn vs Marilyn

as archive footage

2002
Faces of Death VII

Faces of Death VII

as Self (archive footage)

1992
Eve and Marilyn 8.0

Eve and Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

as archive footage

2010
The Marilyn Monroe Story 4.0

The Marilyn Monroe Story

as Self (archive footage)

1963
The Fireball 6.0

The Fireball

as Polly

1950
Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe

Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe

1998
Backstory: 'All About Eve' 9.0

Backstory: 'All About Eve'

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Marilyn Monroe Declassified 6.9

Marilyn Monroe Declassified

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Marilyn and I 10.0

Marilyn and I

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Una foto de Marilyn

Una foto de Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Marilyn Monroe: The Story of Her Iconic Life

Marilyn Monroe: The Story of Her Iconic Life

as Self

2012
La Rabbia 7.0

La Rabbia

as Self (archive footage)

1963
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Remembering Marilyn 9.0

Remembering Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

1988
Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain 6.0

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain

as Self (archive footage)

2021
We Remember Marilyn 8.0

We Remember Marilyn

as archive footage

1996
The Marilyn Files 7.0

The Marilyn Files

as Self(archive footage)

1992
Marilyn despite herself 8.0

Marilyn despite herself

2012
Marilyn Monroe for Sale 6.0

Marilyn Monroe for Sale

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Marilyn's Man 7.0

Marilyn's Man

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Marilyn on Marilyn 9.5

Marilyn on Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

2001
The Life And Music Of Marilyn Monroe

The Life And Music Of Marilyn Monroe

as Herself

2006
Marilyn

Marilyn

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Marilyn Magdalene

Marilyn Magdalene

1972
Fake Newsreal

Fake Newsreal

as Self (archive footage)

1970

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