Marilyn Monroe
Acting
Born: Jun 01, 1926 — Died: Aug 05, 1962
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn and I | Self (archive footage) | 2019 | 10.0 |
| Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017 | 7.1 |
| The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006 | 8.5 |
| The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006 | 7.0 |
| John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | 1988 | 6.0 |
| Fake Newsreal | Self (archive footage) | 1970 | — |
| The Misfits | Roslyn Taber | 1961 | 6.966 |
| Let's Make Love | Amanda Dell | 1960 | 6.383 |
| Some Like It Hot | Sugar Kane Kowalczyk | 1959 | 8.08 |
| The Prince and the Showgirl | Elsie | 1957 | 6.376 |
| Bus Stop | Cherie | 1956 | 6.081 |
| The Seven Year Itch | The Girl | 1955 | 7.051 |
| River of No Return | Kay Weston | 1954 | 6.701 |
| There's No Business Like Show Business | Vicky | 1954 | 6.123 |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Lorelei Lee | 1953 | 7.337 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Pola Debevoise | 1953 | 6.8 |
| We're Not Married! | Annabel Jones | 1952 | 5.907 |
| O. Henry's Full House | Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and … | 1952 | 6.875 |
| Don't Bother to Knock | Nell Forbes | 1952 | 6.616 |
| Clash by Night | Peggy | 1952 | 6.682 |
| Monkey Business | Lois Laurel | 1952 | 6.689 |
| Let's Make It Legal | Joyce Mannering | 1951 | 5.62 |
| Home Town Story | Iris Martin | 1951 | 4.868 |
| Love Nest | Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens | 1951 | 5.477 |
| As Young as You Feel | Harriet | 1951 | 6.413 |
| All About Eve | Miss Caswell | 1950 | 8.078 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Angela Phinlay | 1950 | 7.492 |
| Love Happy | Grunion's Client | 1949 | 5.864 |
| Green Grass of Wyoming | Extra at Square Dance (uncredited) | 1948 | 6.867 |
| Ladies of the Chorus | Peggy Martin | 1948 | 6.645 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1926 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |