Jean Harlow

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

115

Movies

Born: March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937
From: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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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.

Works

85 films

Scarface

19327.4

The Public Enemy

19317.2

That's Entertainment!

19747.4

That's Entertainment! III

19947.0

Hell's Angels

19306.6

Libeled Lady

19367.3

Dinner at Eight

19336.8

Bacon Grabbers

19296.4

China Seas

19356.2

Beau Hunks

19316.8

Wife vs. Secretary

19366.7

That's Entertainment, Part II

19767.0

Complicated Women

20036.9

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

19876.5

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

20207.5

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19756.3

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

199610.0

Goldie

19315.6

Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel

2001

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

19837.0

The Golden Age of Comedy

19577.1

The Big Parade of Comedy

19647.2

Red Dust

19326.9

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

19727.3

Double Whoopee

19296.8

Judy Garland: By Myself

20048.3

Red-Headed Woman

19326.6

Becoming Marilyn

20227.6

Going Hollywood: The '30s

19849.0

The Beast of the City

19325.9

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Honor Bound

19289.0

Chasing Husbands

19287.0

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

19998.3

The Casting Couch

19958.3

Sports on the Silver Screen

19979.0

Saratoga

19376.5

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

20086.1

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

20066.0

Three Wise Girls

19325.7

The Secret Six

19315.6

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

19868.3

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

19958.0

Platinum Blonde

19316.7

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

19867.4

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell

1996

The Love Parade

19296.7

Bombshell

19336.5

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

20074.3

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

19614.4

Reckless

19355.1

Hold Your Man

19336.3

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

The Girl from Missouri

19347.4

Masquerade

192910.0

Personal Property

19376.9

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

20047.0

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

19952.0

Iron Man

19315.7

Death In Hollywood

19906.8

Why Be Good?

19296.8

Liberty

19296.9

Discovering Jean Harlow

201510.0

Suzy

19365.9

Riffraff

19365.4

The Saturday Night Kid

19294.7

Why Is a Plumber?

19298.0

Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow

19899.0

The Unkissed Man

1929

Close Harmony

19296.8

Marilyn Monroe

198610.0

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

20009.0

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

20057.8

This Thing Called Love

19299.0

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

1931

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

2023

New York Nights

19295.5

Death Scenes

19894.5

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

19677.0

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933

Weak But Willing

19299.0

Moran of the Marines

19287.0

Fugitives

192910.0

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

194510.0

Thundering Toupees

1929