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Jean Harlow‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1911-03-03

Popularity

star3.9

Jean Harlow

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Jean Harlow

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1911-03-03

Popularity

star3.9

Biography

Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", Harlow was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Though her screen persona changed dramatically during her career, one constant was her sense of humor. She was given superior movie roles to show off her looks and nascent comedic talent. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she became one of the biggest stars in the US, whose image in the public eye has endured. Harlow was consistently voted one of the strongest box office draws in the United States from 1933 onward, often surpassing that of MGM's top leading ladies, such as Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. Her movies also continued to make huge profits at the box office even during the middle of the Depression. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Harlow No. 22 on its greatest female screen legends of classical Hollywood cinema list.

Movie Credits

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public‌
star7.8
calendar 2005

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City‌
star5.9
calendar 1932

Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels‌
star6.4
calendar 1930

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady‌
star7.3
calendar 1936

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde‌
star6.7
calendar 1931

The Secret Six

The Secret Six‌
star5.8
calendar 1931

Bombshell

Bombshell‌
star6.5
calendar 1933

Personal Property

Personal Property‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

Red Dust

Red Dust‌
star6.9
calendar 1932

Saratoga

Saratoga‌
star6.3
calendar 1937

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary‌
star6.8
calendar 1936

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight‌
star6.7
calendar 1933

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy‌
star7.2
calendar 1931

Liberty

Liberty‌
star6.8
calendar 1929

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee‌
star6.5
calendar 1929

Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers‌
star6.3
calendar 1929

Suzy

Suzy‌
star5.8
calendar 1936

Reckless

Reckless‌
star5.3
calendar 1935

China Seas

China Seas‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself‌
star7.6
calendar 2004

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

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

Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man‌
star6.1
calendar 1933

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe‌
star8.7
calendar 2022

Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman‌
star6.6
calendar 1932

Riffraff

Riffraff‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri‌
star6.9
calendar 1934

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood‌
star6.4
calendar 2008

New York Nights

New York Nights‌
star4.8
calendar 1929

The Saturday Night Kid

The Saturday Night Kid‌
star4.4
calendar 1929

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell‌
star8.5
calendar 1993

Iron Man

Iron Man‌
star4.8
calendar 1931

Girl 27

Girl 27‌
star6.4
calendar 2007

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

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

Close Harmony

Close Harmony‌
star6.5
calendar 1929

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons‌
star8.0
calendar 1995

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend‌
star7.5
calendar 1986

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

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

Three Wise Girls

Three Wise Girls‌
star5.1
calendar 1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Goldie

Goldie‌
star4.0
calendar 1931

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Checking Out: Grand Hotel‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity‌
star10.0
calendar 2009

Discovering Jean Harlow

Discovering Jean Harlow‌
star10.0
calendar 2015

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s‌
star10.0
calendar 1984

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years‌
star3.3
calendar 1961

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Why Be Good?

Why Be Good?‌
star6.5
calendar 1929

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Scarface

Scarface‌
star7.5
calendar 1932

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Love Parade

The Love Parade‌
star6.6
calendar 1930

Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself‌
star7.5
calendar 2004

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn‌
star8.0
calendar 1986

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

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

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema‌
star4.9
calendar 2007

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Why Is a Plumber?

Why Is a Plumber?‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

The Unkissed Man

The Unkissed Man‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Moran of the Marines

Moran of the Marines‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Masquerade

Masquerade‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Chasing Husbands

Chasing Husbands‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Fugitives

Fugitives‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Weak But Willing

Weak But Willing‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Beau Hunks

Beau Hunks‌
star6.9
calendar 1931

Thundering Toupees

Thundering Toupees‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Honor Bound

Honor Bound‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

City Lights

City Lights‌
star8.3
calendar 1931

Tv Credits

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993