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Marilyn Monroe‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1926-06-01

Popularity

star9.2

Marilyn Monroe

Los Angeles, California, USA

Marilyn Monroe

Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1926-06-01

Popularity

star9.2

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).

Movie Credits

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot‌
star8.1
calendar 1959

All About Eve

All About Eve‌
star8.1
calendar 1950

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes‌
star7.3
calendar 1953

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick‌
star5.9
calendar 1989

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

River of No Return

River of No Return‌
star6.7
calendar 1954

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'‌
star7.0
calendar 2006

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'‌
star8.5
calendar 2006

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

The Misfits

The Misfits‌
star6.9
calendar 1961

There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

Green Grass of Wyoming

Green Grass of Wyoming‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal‌
star6.3
calendar 1951

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House‌
star6.4
calendar 1952

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!‌
star5.9
calendar 1952

Clash by Night

Clash by Night‌
star6.7
calendar 1952

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock‌
star6.6
calendar 1952

Monkey Business

Monkey Business‌
star6.7
calendar 1952

Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Bus Stop

Bus Stop‌
star6.1
calendar 1956

The Prince and the Showgirl

The Prince and the Showgirl‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Cher: In Her Own Words

Cher: In Her Own Words‌
star2.0
calendar 2021

Love Happy

Love Happy‌
star5.7
calendar 1949

Home Town Story

Home Town Story‌
star4.6
calendar 1951

Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu

Jane Russell - Der Star aus dem Heu‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon

Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Love Nest

Love Nest‌
star5.7
calendar 1951

Fake Newsreal

Fake Newsreal‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

As Young as You Feel

As Young as You Feel‌
star6.7
calendar 1951

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle‌
star7.5
calendar 1950

Marilyn and I

Marilyn and I‌
star10.0
calendar 2019

Ladies of the Chorus

Ladies of the Chorus‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

Hollywood Uncensored

Hollywood Uncensored‌
star5.5
calendar 1987

Niagara

Niagara‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Smash His Camera

Smash His Camera‌
star7.0
calendar 2010

The Fireball

The Fireball‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe‌
star9.0
calendar 2022

Dangerous Years

Dangerous Years‌
star6.4
calendar 1947

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie‌
star7.2
calendar 1995

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain‌
star6.0
calendar 2021

Marilyn in Manhattan

Marilyn in Manhattan‌
star7.5
calendar 1998

I Am Jackie O

I Am Jackie O‌
star8.7
calendar 2020

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood‌
star7.2
calendar 2001

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes‌
star6.4
calendar 2022

A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks‌
star6.8
calendar 1973

Right Cross

Right Cross‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl‌
star7.7
calendar 1999

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend‌
star7.6
calendar 1986

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds‌
star2.0
calendar 2006

The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch‌
star9.0
calendar 1995

Una foto de Marilyn

Una foto de Marilyn‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn‌
star7.7
calendar 2022

La Rabbia di Pasolini

La Rabbia di Pasolini‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

Marilyn, divine et fragile

Marilyn, divine et fragile‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

Marilyn Monroe for Sale

Marilyn Monroe for Sale‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe‌
star9.0
calendar 2012

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days‌
star7.0
calendar 2001

Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend

Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend‌
star10.0
calendar 2002

Marilyn Monroe Declassified

Marilyn Monroe Declassified‌
star6.4
calendar 2015

Rat Pack

Rat Pack‌
star9.0
calendar 2022

The Two Kennedys

The Two Kennedys‌
star8.5
calendar 1969

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!‌
star4.7
calendar 1948

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star‌
star7.0
calendar 1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line‌
star7.0
calendar 1997

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates‌
star5.5
calendar 2004

Marilyn

Marilyn‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen‌
star7.6
calendar 2012

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle‌
star6.9
calendar 2018

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess‌
star6.5
calendar 1994

Marilyn on Marilyn

Marilyn on Marilyn‌
star10.0
calendar 2001

The Kennedy Detail

The Kennedy Detail‌
star5.0
calendar 2010

Cecilia Cloacas

Cecilia Cloacas‌
star10.0
calendar 2024

Cecilia 13: El Camino al Deseo

Cecilia 13: El Camino al Deseo‌
star10.0
calendar 2024

Cecilia X. Familia.

Cecilia X. Familia.‌
star10.0
calendar 2024

Something's Got to Give

Something's Got to Give‌
star8.5
calendar 1962

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Volunteers

Volunteers‌
star5.5
calendar 1985

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire‌
star5.7
calendar 1991

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

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone‌
star7.7
calendar 2016

We Remember Marilyn

We Remember Marilyn‌
star7.0
calendar 1996

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim‌
star8.5
calendar 1947

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime‌
star4.0
calendar 2017

Marilyn, dernières séances

Marilyn, dernières séances‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second‌
star5.2
calendar 2003

Marilyn

Marilyn‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful‌
star10.0
calendar 1996

Mi Marilyn

Mi Marilyn‌
star6.1
calendar 1975

Bert Stern: Original Madman

Bert Stern: Original Madman‌
star8.8
calendar 2011

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century‌
star7.0
calendar 2015

Making 'The Misfits'

Making 'The Misfits'‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner‌
star9.5
calendar 2019

La Rabbia

La Rabbia‌
star7.3
calendar 1963

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

Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood‌
star7.9
calendar 2020

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe‌
star10.0
calendar 1986

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff‌
star6.9
calendar 2010

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess‌
star7.2
calendar 2006

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

Batmania: From Comics to Screen‌
star7.5
calendar 1989

The Marilyn Monroe Story

The Marilyn Monroe Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

Footsteps on the Ceiling

Footsteps on the Ceiling‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Tunnel to Freedom

Tunnel to Freedom‌
star7.3
calendar 2021

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes‌
star7.2
calendar 2024

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
star0.0
calendar 2009

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Tv Credits

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque‌
star10.0
calendar 2003

Mentiras verdaderas

Mentiras verdaderas‌
star5.5
calendar 2011

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields‌
star7.2
calendar 2023

Startime

Startime‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program‌
star7.6
calendar 1950

Marilyn inédite

Marilyn inédite‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe‌
star7.3
calendar 2022

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

Star Life

Star Life‌
star10.0
calendar 1990

Le Siècle des icônes

Le Siècle des icônes‌
star6.5
calendar 2022

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program‌
star7.6
calendar 1950

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

First Ladies

First Ladies‌
star5.3
calendar 2020