Jean Harlow
Actor
Born March 3, 1911 in 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.
Filmography
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self(archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
Self
Death In Hollywood
Death Scenes
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
archive footage
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Big Parade of Comedy
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Actress 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
MGM Parade
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
Saratoga
Carol Clayton
Personal Property
Crystal Wetherby
Libeled Lady
Gladys
Suzy
Suzy
Wife vs. Secretary
Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
Riffraff
Hattie
China Seas
Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
Reckless
Mona Leslie
The Girl from Missouri
Eadie
Dinner at Eight
Kitty Packard
Bombshell
Lola Burns
Hold Your Man
Ruby Adams
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
Red Dust
Vantine Jefferson
Red-Headed Woman
Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
Scarface
Blonde at Paradise Club
The Beast of the City
Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
Three Wise Girls
Cassie Barnes
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Self
Beau Hunks
Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
Platinum Blonde
Ann Schuyler
Goldie
Goldie
Iron Man
Rose Mason
The Public Enemy
Gwen Allen
The Secret Six
Anne Courtland
Hell's Angels
Helen
New York Nights
Party Guest
Weak But Willing
Blonde Night Club Patron
This Thing Called Love
Extra
The Love Parade
Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
The Saturday Night Kid
Hazel
Bacon Grabbers
Mrs. Kennedy
Masquerade
Spectator
Thundering Toupees
Double Whoopee
Swanky blonde
The Unkissed Man
Patient
Close Harmony
Chorus Girl
Why Is a Plumber?
Why Be Good?
Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
Fugitives
Extra (uncredited)
Liberty
Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
Chasing Husbands
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Moran of the Marines
Extra (uncredited)
Honor Bound
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