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Marilyn Monroe
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Also known as: Norma Jeane Dougherty, Noma Jeane DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe Miller...
Acting
Born:June 1, 1926
Died:August 5, 1962(aged 36)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:5'5" (166 cm)
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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 1962) was a European-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).
Filmography (82 movies)
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Marilyn on Marilyn
2001
as Self (archive footage)
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Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend
2002
as Self (archive footage)
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Marilyn and I
2019
as Self (archive footage)
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Prayer for Marilyn Monroe
1998
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The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
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Something's Got to Give
1962
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
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Some Like It Hot
1959
as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
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All About Eve
1950
as Miss Caswell
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Batmania: From Comics to Screen
1989
as Self (archive footage)
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Becoming Marilyn
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Angela Phinlay
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Marilyn in Manhattan
1998
as Self (archive footage)
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Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015
as Self - Miller's 2nd Wife (archive footage)
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Lorelei Lee
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President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962
as Self
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
as Self (archive footage)
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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
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Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
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The Seven Year Itch
1955
as The Girl
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
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The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
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La Rabbia
1963
as Self (archive footage)
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The Misfits
1961
as Roslyn Taber
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Marilyn Monroe Declassified
2015
as Self (archive footage)
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Niagara
1953
as Rose Loomis
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Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994
as Self (archive footage)
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
as Self (archive footage)
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As Young as You Feel
1951
as Harriet
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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
as Pola Debevoise
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Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Extra at Square Dance (uncredited)
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966
as Self (archive footage)
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Monkey Business
1952
as Lois Laurel
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River of No Return
1954
as Kay Weston
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O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
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Clash by Night
1952
as Peggy
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Right Cross
1950
as Dusky Ledoux (uncredited)
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Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Nell Forbes
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Ladies of the Chorus
1948
as Peggy Martin
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Dangerous Years
1947
as Evie
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Let's Make Love
1960
as Amanda Dell
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The Prince and the Showgirl
1957
Executive Producer
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Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Joyce Mannering
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Mi Marilyn
1975
as Self (archive footage)
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Bus Stop
1956
Producer
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There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Vicky
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Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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Marilyn Monroe for Sale
2018
as Self (archive footage)
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Marilyn
1963
as Self (archive footage)
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Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder?
1995
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Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
as Self (archive footage)
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A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Clara
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Love Happy
1949
as Grunion's Client
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
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We're Not Married!
1952
as Annabel Jones
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The Fireball
1950
as Polly
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Love Nest
1951
as Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens
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Hollywood Uncensored
1987
as Self (archive footage)
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Betty (uncredited)
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Home Town Story
1951
as Iris Martin
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Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
1990
as Self (archive footage)
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The Marilyn Monroe Story
1963
as Self (archive footage)
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Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates
2004
as Self (archive footage)
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Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Una foto de Marilyn
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
as Miss Caswell (archive footage)
Fake Newsreal
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Magdalena
1972
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
Portrait of Norma Jeane
2025
The Life And Music Of Marilyn Monroe
2006
as Herself
Marilyn Monroe: Unclaimed Baggage
2012
as Self (archive footage)
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