Jean Harlow
Acting
1911-03-03 · 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
2023 · Movie
Becoming Marilyn
2022 · Movie
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020 · Movie
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015 · Movie
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · Movie
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Movie
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006 · Movie
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005 · Movie
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Movie
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · Movie
Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · Movie
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000 · Movie
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999 · Movie
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 · Movie
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996 · Movie
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996 · Movie
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995 · Movie
The Casting Couch
1995 · Movie
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 · Movie
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · Movie
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Series
Death In Hollywood
1990 · Movie
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989 · Movie
Death Scenes
1989 · Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Movie
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986 · Movie
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Movie
Marilyn Monroe
1986 · Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
That's Entertainment!
1974 · Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Movie
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967 · Movie
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Movie
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Movie
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · Movie
MGM Parade
1955 · Series
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945 · Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Movie
Saratoga
1937 · Movie
Personal Property
1937 · Movie
Libeled Lady
1936 · Movie
Suzy
1936 · Movie
Wife vs. Secretary
1936 · Movie
Riffraff
1936 · Movie
China Seas
1935 · Movie
Reckless
1935 · Movie
The Girl from Missouri
1934 · Movie
Dinner at Eight
1933 · Movie
Bombshell
1933 · Movie
Hold Your Man
1933 · Movie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933 · Movie
Red Dust
1932 · Movie
Red-Headed Woman
1932 · Movie
Scarface
1932 · Movie
The Beast of the City
1932 · Movie
Three Wise Girls
1932 · Movie
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931 · Movie
Beau Hunks
1931 · Movie
Platinum Blonde
1931 · Movie
Goldie
1931 · Movie
Iron Man
1931 · Movie
The Public Enemy
1931 · Movie
The Secret Six
1931 · Movie
Hell's Angels
1930 · Movie
New York Nights
1929 · Movie
Weak But Willing
1929 · Movie
This Thing Called Love
1929 · Movie
The Love Parade
1929 · Movie
The Saturday Night Kid
1929 · Movie
Bacon Grabbers
1929 · Movie
Masquerade
1929 · Movie
Thundering Toupees
1929 · Movie
Double Whoopee
1929 · Movie
The Unkissed Man
1929 · Movie
Close Harmony
1929 · Movie
Why Is a Plumber?
1929 · Movie
Why Be Good?
1929 · Movie
Fugitives
1929 · Movie
Liberty
1929 · Movie
Chasing Husbands
1928 · Movie
Moran of the Marines
1928 · Movie
Honor Bound
1928 · Movie