Jean Harlow
Known for: Acting
Born: March 3, 1911
Died: June 7, 1937
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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.
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Filmography
85 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
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The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
7.3
Becoming Marilyn
2022
7.5
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
10.0
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015
6.1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
4.3
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
6.0
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
7.8
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005
8.3
Judy Garland: By Myself
20047.0
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
6.9
Complicated Women
2003
NR
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
9.0
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
8.3
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
9.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
NR
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
10.0
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
19962.0
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
8.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
8.3
The Casting Couch
1995
7.1
That's Entertainment! III
1994
4.5
Intimate Portrait
1993
6.8
Death In Hollywood
19909.0
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989
4.2
Death Scenes
1989
NR
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
7.4
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
8.3
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
10.0
Marilyn Monroe
1986
9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
7.2
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
7.0
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
7.1
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
10.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
NR
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
6.5
Saratoga
1937
6.9
Personal Property
1937
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936
5.9
Suzy
1936
6.7
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
5.4
Riffraff
1936
6.3
China Seas
1935
5.1
Reckless
1935
7.4
The Girl from Missouri
1934
6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933
6.5
Bombshell
1933
6.3
Hold Your Man
1933
NR
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933
6.9
Red Dust
1932
6.6
Red-Headed Woman
1932
7.4
Scarface
1932
5.9
The Beast of the City
1932
5.7
Three Wise Girls
1932
NR
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931
6.9
Beau Hunks
1931
6.7
Platinum Blonde
1931
5.6
Goldie
1931
5.7
Iron Man
1931
7.2
The Public Enemy
1931
5.6
The Secret Six
1931
6.6
Hell's Angels
1930
5.5
New York Nights
1929
9.0
Weak But Willing
1929
9.0
This Thing Called Love
1929
6.6
The Love Parade
1929
4.7
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
6.4
Bacon Grabbers
1929
10.0
Masquerade
1929
NR
Thundering Toupees
1929
6.8
Double Whoopee
1929
NR
The Unkissed Man
1929
6.8
Close Harmony
1929
8.0
Why Is a Plumber?
1929
6.8
Why Be Good?
1929
10.0
Fugitives
1929
6.9
Liberty
1929
7.0
Chasing Husbands
1928
7.0
Moran of the Marines
1928
9.0
Honor Bound
1928