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Jean Harlow
Born · March 3, 1911
Died · June 7, 1937 (26 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Bio
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.
Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
8.7
2022
Discovering Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2015
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
6.4
2008
Girl 27
Self (archive footage)
6.4
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
4.9
2007
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2006
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
7.7
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2004
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2003
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2000
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
7.7
1999
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
10.0
1997
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
10.0
1996
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1995
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
6.9
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1993
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
8.5
1993
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
(archive footage)
0.0
1987
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Self (archive footage)
7.5
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1986
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
10.0
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1983
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
6.8
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
7.2
1974
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1972
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
6.0
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
6.3
1964
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
3.3
1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
6.9
1957
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1942
Saratoga
Carol Clayton
6.3
1937
Personal Property
Crystal Wetherby
6.9
1937
Libeled Lady
Gladys Benton
7.3
1936
Suzy
Suzy
5.8
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
6.8
1936
Riffraff
Hattie
5.0
1936
China Seas
Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
6.3
1935
Reckless
Mona Leslie
5.3
1935
The Girl from Missouri
Eadie
6.9
1934
Dinner at Eight
Kitty Packard
6.7
1933
Bombshell
Lola Burns
6.5
1933
Hold Your Man
Ruby Adams
6.1
1933
Red Dust
Vantine Jefferson
6.9
1932
Red-Headed Woman
Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
6.6
1932
Scarface
Blonde at Paradise Club
7.5
1932
The Beast of the City
Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont
5.9
1932
Three Wise Girls
Cassie Barnes
5.1
1932
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Self
0.0
1931
Beau Hunks
Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
6.9
1931
Platinum Blonde
Ann Schuyler
6.7
1931
Goldie
Goldie
4.0
1931
Iron Man
Rose Mason
4.8
1931
The Public Enemy
Gwen Allen
7.3
1931
The Secret Six
Anne Courtland
5.8
1931
Hell's Angels
Helen
6.4
1930
The Love Parade
Woman in Opera Box
6.7
1930
New York Nights
Party Guest
4.8
1929
Weak But Willing
Blonde Night Club Patron
0.0
1929
This Thing Called Love
Extra
0.0
1929
The Saturday Night Kid
Hazel
4.4
1929
Bacon Grabbers
Mrs. Kennedy
6.3
1929
Masquerade
Spectator
0.0
1929
Thundering Toupees
0.0
1929
Double Whoopee
Swanky blonde
6.7
1929
The Unkissed Man
Patient
0.0
1929
Close Harmony
Chorus Girl
6.5
1929
Why Is a Plumber?
0.0
1929
Why Be Good?
Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
6.5
1929
Fugitives
Extra (uncredited)
0.0
1929
Liberty
Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
6.8
1929
Chasing Husbands
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
0.0
1928
Moran of the Marines
Extra (uncredited)
0.0
1928
Honor Bound
Extra
0.0
1928