Jean Harlow

Known For: Acting

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: March 3, 1911

Day of Death: June 7, 1937 (26 years old)

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.

2022

Actor Self (archive footage)

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

Actor Self (archive footage)

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2020

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Disclosure

2015

Actor Self (archive footage)

Discovering Jean Harlow

2009

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Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

2008

Actor Various Roles (archive footage)

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

2007

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Girl 27

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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2006

Actor Self (archive footage)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2005

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Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

2004

Actor Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Actor Self (archive footage)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

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Judy Garland: By Myself

2003

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Complicated Women

2000

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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

1999

Actor Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1997

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Sports on the Silver Screen

1996

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The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1995

Actor Self (archive footage)

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

1994

Actor (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1993

Actor Self (archive footage)

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

1988

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

Actor (archive footage)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1986

Actor Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Actor Self (archive footage)

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1984

Actor (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1983

Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1976

Actor (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1975

Actor Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1974

Actor (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

1972

Actor Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1967

Actor

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1965

Actor (archive footage)

The Love Goddesses

1964

Actor Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1961

Actor 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1957

Actor archive footage

The Golden Age of Comedy

1945

Actor Self (archive footage)

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

1942

Actor Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1937

Actor Crystal Wetherby

Personal Property

Actor Carol Clayton

Saratoga

1936

Actor Gladys Benton

Libeled Lady

Actor Helen 'Whitey' Wilson

Wife vs. Secretary

Actor Suzy

Suzy

Actor Hattie

Riffraff

1935

Actor Mona Leslie

Reckless

Actor Dolly 'China Doll' Portland

China Seas

1934

Actor Eadie

The Girl from Missouri

1933

Actor Lola Burns

Bombshell

Actor Kitty Packard

Dinner at Eight

Actor Ruby Adams

Hold Your Man

1932

Actor Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont

The Beast of the City

Actor Vantine Jefferson

Red Dust

Actor Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre

Red-Headed Woman

Actor Cassie Barnes

Three Wise Girls

Actor Blonde at Paradise Club

Scarface

1931

Actor Ann Schuyler

Platinum Blonde

Actor Anne Courtland

The Secret Six

Actor Gwen Allen

The Public Enemy

Actor Rose Mason

Iron Man

Actor Goldie

Goldie

Actor Self

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Actor Jeanie Weenie - in Photo

Beau Hunks

Actor Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

City Lights

1930

Actor Helen

Hell's Angels

Actor Woman in Opera Box

The Love Parade

1929

Actor Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)

Liberty

Actor Swanky blonde

Double Whoopee

Actor Mrs. Kennedy

Bacon Grabbers

Actor Party Guest

New York Nights

Actor Hazel

The Saturday Night Kid

Actor Chorus Girl

Close Harmony

Actor Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party

Why Be Good?

Actor

Thundering Toupees

Actor Blonde Night Club Patron

Weak But Willing

Actor Spectator

Masquerade

Actor Extra

This Thing Called Love

Actor Extra (uncredited)

Fugitives

Actor

Why Is a Plumber?

Actor Patient

The Unkissed Man

1928

Actor Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Chasing Husbands

Actor Extra (uncredited)

Moran of the Marines

Actor Extra

Honor Bound