Norma Jeane DiMaggio (formerly Dougherty, née Mortenson) but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, better known as Marilyn Monroe, was an American actress, singer and model. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received. By 1953, Monroe had progressed to leading roles. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comedic effect in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range, and her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics, and she received a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. In the years and decades following her death, Monroe has often been cited as a pop and cultural icon as well as an eminent American sex symbol.
Movie | Becoming Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-18 |
Movie | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
Movie | The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes | Self (archive footage) | 2022-04-27 |
Movie | Tunnel to Freedom | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-22 |
Movie | I Am Jackie O | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-26 |
Movie | Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner | Self (archive footage) | 2019-05-22 |
Movie | Always at The Carlyle | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime | Self (archive footage) | 2017-04-05 |
Movie | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
Movie | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | The Girl (archive footage) | 2016-11-04 |
Movie | Andy Warhol, Fluorescent | Self (archive footage) | 2016-12-31 |
Movie | Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century | Self - Miller's 2nd Wife (archive footage) | 2015-10-17 |
Movie | Love, Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-30 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Bert Stern: Original Madman | Self (archive footage) | 2011-09-02 |
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved | (archive footage) | 2010-02-10 |
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon | Self (archive footage) | 2010-02-10 |
Movie | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-05 |
Movie | Smash His Camera | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-30 |
Movie | The Kennedy Detail | Self (archive footage) | 2010-12-02 |
Movie | Marilyn, dernières séances | Self (archive footage) | 2008-09-01 |
Movie | La Rabbia di Pasolini | Self (archive footage) | 2008-09-05 |
Movie | Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds | Self (archive footage) | 2006-02-24 |
Movie | Billy Wilder Speaks | 2006-06-22 | |
Movie | Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2006-09-16 |
Movie | The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-25 |
Movie | The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-25 |
Movie | Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates | Self (archive footage) | 2004-09-14 |
Movie | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self (archive footage) | 2003-09-23 |
Movie | Making 'The Misfits' | Self (archive footage) | 2002-10-02 |
Movie | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2001-04-03 |
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | Self (archive footage) | 2001-06-01 |
Movie | Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl | Self (archive footage) | 1999-06-14 |
Movie | Marilyn in Manhattan | Self (archive footage) | 1998-09-05 |
Movie | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line | Self (archive footage) | 1997-05-12 |
Movie | L.A. Confidential | Self (archive footage) | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | We Remember Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self (archive footage) | 1996-03-17 |
Movie | Marilyn, divine et fragile | Self (archive footage) | 1996-12-31 |
Movie | The Casting Couch | (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | Self (archive footage) | 1995-09-29 |
Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess | Self (archive footage) | 1994-10-17 |
Movie | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | 1991-03-10 |
Movie | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | 1991-07-15 |
Movie | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
Movie | Marilyn: Something's Got to Give | Self (archive footage) | 1990-12-13 |
Movie | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-24 |
Movie | Hollywood's Hidden Secrets | (archive footage) | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Hollywood Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 1987-12-01 |
Movie | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1986-04-19 |
Movie | Volunteers | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1985-08-16 |
Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
Movie | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | Mi Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1975-01-02 |
Movie | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Self (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | The Two Kennedys | Self (archive footage) | 1969-11-18 |
Movie | The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) | 1965-03-03 |
Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | 1963-07-01 | |
Movie | La Rabbia | Self (archive footage) | 1963-04-13 |
Movie | Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1963-04-18 |
Movie | The Misfits | Roslyn Taber | 1961-02-01 |
Movie | Let's Make Love | Amanda Dell | 1960-09-08 |
Movie | Some Like It Hot | Sugar Kane Kowalczyk | 1959-03-19 |
Movie | The Prince and the Showgirl | Elsie | 1957-06-13 |
Movie | Bus Stop | Cherie | 1956-08-31 |
Movie | The Seven Year Itch | The Girl | 1955-06-03 |
Movie | There's No Business Like Show Business | Vicky | 1954-12-16 |
Movie | River of No Return | Kay Weston | 1954-04-30 |
Movie | Niagara | Rose Loomis | 1953-01-26 |
Movie | How to Marry a Millionaire | Pola Debevoise | 1953-10-29 |
Movie | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Lorelei Lee | 1953-07-14 |
Movie | We're Not Married! | Annabel Jones | 1952-07-11 |
Movie | Don't Bother to Knock | Nell Forbes | 1952-07-18 |
Movie | Clash by Night | Peggy | 1952-05-30 |
Movie | O. Henry's Full House | Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") | 1952-08-07 |
Movie | Monkey Business | Lois Laurel | 1952-09-03 |
Movie | As Young as You Feel | Harriet | 1951-06-15 |
Movie | Home Town Story | Iris Martin | 1951-05-18 |
Movie | Love Nest | Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens | 1951-10-10 |
Movie | Let's Make It Legal | Joyce Mannering | 1951-10-31 |
Movie | The Asphalt Jungle | Angela Phinlay | 1950-05-12 |
Movie | A Ticket to Tomahawk | Clara | 1950-05-19 |
Movie | All About Eve | Miss Caswell | 1950-11-09 |
Movie | The Fireball | Polly | 1950-11-09 |
Movie | Right Cross | Dusky Ledoux (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
Movie | Love Happy | Grunion's Client | 1949-10-12 |
Movie | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Betty (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
Movie | You Were Meant for Me | Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1948-01-28 |
Movie | Green Grass of Wyoming | Extra at Square Dance (uncredited) | 1948-06-03 |
Movie | Ladies of the Chorus | Peggy Martin | 1948-12-30 |
Movie | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited) | 1947-01-04 |
Movie | Dangerous Years | Evie | 1947-12-07 |