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Marilyn Monroe
Acting

Marilyn Monroe
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-06-01,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 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).

Filmography

Some Like It Hot

8.099

Some Like It Hot
1959-03-19

8.1

All About Eve
1950-11-09

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

7.3

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953-07-14

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

5.9

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1989-01-01

How to Marry a Millionaire

6.8

How to Marry a Millionaire
1953-10-29

River of No Return

6.7

River of No Return
1954-04-30

Arthur Miller: Writer

7.2

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017-12-08

The Seven Year Itch

7

The Seven Year Itch
1955-06-03

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

7

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006-06-25

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

8.5

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006-06-25

6.603

Love, Marilyn
2013-05-30

6.9

The Misfits
1961-02-01

There's No Business Like Show Business

6

There's No Business Like Show Business
1954-12-16

Green Grass of Wyoming

6.6

Green Grass of Wyoming
1948-06-03

Let's Make It Legal

6.3

Let's Make It Legal
1951-10-31

6.6

Clash by Night
1952-05-30

We're Not Married!

5.9

We're Not Married!
1952-07-11

Don't Bother to Knock

6.6

Don't Bother to Knock
1952-07-18

O. Henry's Full House

6.4

O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07

Monkey Business

6.688

Monkey Business
1952-09-03

6.1

Bus Stop
1956-08-31

The Prince and the Showgirl

6.33

The Prince and the Showgirl
1957-06-13

Let's Make Love

6.4

Let's Make Love
1960-09-08

Cher: In Her Own Words

2

Cher: In Her Own Words
2021-05-04

5.633

Love Happy
1949-10-12

Home Town Story

4.6

Home Town Story
1951-05-18

Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu

0

Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu
2006-06-21

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

0

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
2010-02-10

Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon

0

Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon
2010-02-10

5.7

Love Nest
1951-10-10

0

Fake Newsreal
1970-01-01

As Young as You Feel

6.75

As Young as You Feel
1951-06-15

The Asphalt Jungle

7.5

The Asphalt Jungle
1950-05-12

10

Marilyn and I
2019-01-20

Ladies of the Chorus

6.6

Ladies of the Chorus
1948-12-30

Hollywood Uncensored

5.5

Hollywood Uncensored
1987-12-01

6.8

Niagara
1953-01-26

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

Smash His Camera

7

Smash His Camera
2010-07-30

5.8

The Fireball
1950-11-09

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

8.7

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
2022-09-20

Dangerous Years

6.4

Dangerous Years
1947-12-07

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

7.2

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995-09-29

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain

6

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain
2021-06-01

Marilyn in Manhattan

7.5

Marilyn in Manhattan
1998-09-05

7.875

I Am Jackie O
2020-11-26

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

7.2

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001-04-03

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

6.4

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022-04-27

A Ticket to Tomahawk

5.8

A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950-05-19

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

6

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

6.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973-01-01

6.6

Right Cross
1950-10-06

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

7.7

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
1999-06-14

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

7.5

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986-04-19

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds

2

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006-02-24

Una foto de Marilyn

0

Una foto de Marilyn
2022-04-14

Becoming Marilyn

7.7

Becoming Marilyn
2022-10-18

La Rabbia di Pasolini

7.2

La Rabbia di Pasolini
2008-09-05

Marilyn, divine et fragile

0

Marilyn, divine et fragile
1996-12-31

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

5.7

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
1990-12-13

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

7

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001-06-01

Marilyn Monroe Declassified

6.3

Marilyn Monroe Declassified
2015-07-12

Marilyn Monroe for Sale

6

Marilyn Monroe for Sale
2018-12-23

Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend

10

Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend
2002-07-30

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

8.25

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012-05-15

9

Rat Pack
2022-01-11

The Two Kennedys

8.5

The Two Kennedys
1969-11-18

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

0

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1987-01-01

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990-01-01

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

4.7

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948-03-10

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

7

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991-03-10

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997-05-12

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates

5.5

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates
2004-09-14

0

Marilyn
2012-04-02

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04

Always at The Carlyle

6.9

Always at The Carlyle
2018-05-11

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

6.8

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
1994-10-17

Marilyn on Marilyn

10

Marilyn on Marilyn
2001-01-01

The Kennedy Detail

5

The Kennedy Detail
2010-12-02

Cecilia 13: El Camino al Deseo

10

Cecilia 13: El Camino al Deseo
2024-05-01

Cecilia Cloacas

10

Cecilia Cloacas
2024-05-01

Cecilia X. Familia.

10

Cecilia X. Familia.
2024-05-01

Something's Got to Give

8.5

Something's Got to Give
1962-01-01

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special

0

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
1984-01-01

5.493

Volunteers
1985-08-16

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

0

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
2016-12-31

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

5.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991-07-15

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

7.7

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016-11-04

We Remember Marilyn

7

We Remember Marilyn
1996-01-01

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

8.5

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947-01-04

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

4

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
2017-04-05

Marilyn, dernières séances

7

Marilyn, dernières séances
2008-09-01

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

5.2

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003-09-23

6

Marilyn
1963-04-18

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

10

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996-03-17

6.1

Mi Marilyn
1975-01-02

Bert Stern: Original Madman

8.8

Bert Stern: Original Madman
2011-09-02

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

7

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015-10-17

Making 'The Misfits'

0

Making 'The Misfits'
2002-10-02

The Love Goddesses

6.3

The Love Goddesses
1965-03-03

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

9.5

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
2019-05-22

7.3

La Rabbia
1963-04-13

Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood

7.9

Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood
2020-12-07

10

Marilyn Monroe
1986-01-01

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

6.9

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010-05-05

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

7.3

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962-05-19

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

7.2

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006-09-16

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

7.5

Batmania: From Comics to Screen
1989-01-01

The Marilyn Monroe Story

4

The Marilyn Monroe Story
1963-06-01

Footsteps on the Ceiling

0

Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013-01-01

Tunnel to Freedom

7.2

Tunnel to Freedom
2021-07-22

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

6.8

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024-05-16

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

0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009-03-10

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

0

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
2006-07-18

Marilyn Magdalena

0

Marilyn Magdalena
1972-10-12

Aliens Uncovered: Declassified

0

Aliens Uncovered: Declassified
2024-04-09

Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed

0

Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed
2024-05-07

Un film et son époque

10

Un film et son époque
2003-05-17

Mentiras verdaderas

5.5

Mentiras verdaderas
2011-10-11

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

7.2

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023-04-03

6

Startime
1959-10-06

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Jack Benny Program

7.6

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

0

Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

7.3

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
2022-01-16

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

10

Star Life
1990-08-04

Le Siècle des icônes

6.5

Le Siècle des icônes
2022-12-27

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09

The Jack Benny Program

7.6

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

5.3

First Ladies
2020-10-04

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20