Jean Harlow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 3, 1911
- Died
- June 7, 1937 (aged 26)
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
Movie · as (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Movie · as Self(archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie · as Various Roles (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Movie · as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
Movie
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Death In Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Movie · as archive footage
Marilyn Monroe
Movie · as archive footage
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie · as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie · as Self - Actress 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
Movie · as archive footage
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Personal Property
Movie · as Crystal Wetherby
Saratoga
Movie · as Carol Clayton
Libeled Lady
Movie · as Gladys
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie · as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
Suzy
Movie · as Suzy
Riffraff
Movie · as Hattie
Reckless
Movie · as Mona Leslie
China Seas
Movie · as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
The Girl from Missouri
Movie · as Eadie
Bombshell
Movie · as Lola Burns
Dinner at Eight
Movie · as Kitty Packard
Hold Your Man
Movie · as Ruby Adams
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Movie · as Self
The Beast of the City
Movie · as Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
Red Dust
Movie · as Vantine Jefferson
Red-Headed Woman
Movie · as Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
Three Wise Girls
Movie · as Cassie Barnes
Scarface
Movie · as Blonde at Paradise Club
Platinum Blonde
Movie · as Ann Schuyler
The Secret Six
Movie · as Anne Courtland
The Public Enemy
Movie · as Gwen Allen
Iron Man
Movie · as Rose Mason
Goldie
Movie · as Goldie
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Movie · as Self
Beau Hunks
Movie · as Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
Hell's Angels
Movie · as Helen
Liberty
Movie · as Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
Double Whoopee
Movie · as Swanky blonde
Bacon Grabbers
Movie · as Mrs. Kennedy
New York Nights
Movie · as Party Guest
The Saturday Night Kid
Movie · as Hazel
Close Harmony
Movie · as Chorus Girl
Why Be Good?
Movie · as Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
Why Is a Plumber?
Movie
The Unkissed Man
Movie · as Patient
Masquerade
Movie · as Spectator
Fugitives
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
Weak But Willing
Movie · as Blonde Night Club Patron
Thundering Toupees
Movie
This Thing Called Love
Movie · as Extra
The Love Parade
Movie · as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
Moran of the Marines
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
Chasing Husbands
Movie · as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Honor Bound
Movie · as Extra