1926-06-01 Los Angeles, California, USA
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Monroe as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage; she married at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. She faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the film noir Niagara, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". The same year, her nude images were used as the centerfold and on the cover of the first issue of Playboy. She played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, but she was disappointed when she was typecast and underpaid by the studio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project but returned to star in The Seven Year Itch (1955), one of the biggest box office successes of her career. When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe's contract, she founded her own film production company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studying method acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Later that year, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and her first independent production in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Some Like It Hot (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits (1961).
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100 Years of Marilyn Monroe | Herself | 2026-02-23 |
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Bardot | archive footage | 2025-12-03 |
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Portrait of Norma Jeane | Self(archive footage) | 2025-12-09 |
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Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed | Self (archive footage) | 2024-05-07 |
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My Life as Marilyn | archive footage | 2023-05-19 |
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Marilyn, femme d'aujourd'hui | archive footage | 2022-04-18 |
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Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | 2022-11-01 |
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Devenir Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2022-07-07 |
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Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix | 2022-09-20 | |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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Marilyn, la dernière vérité | 2022-05-11 | |
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Una foto de Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2022-04-14 |
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Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft | 2021-11-25 | |
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Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain | Self (archive footage) | 2021-06-01 |
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Signoret et Montand, Monroe et Miller : Deux couples à Hollywood | Self(archive footage) | 2020-12-07 |
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Beautiful Like a Poem | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-11 |
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Marilyn and I | Self (archive footage) | 2019-01-20 |
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Marilyn Monroe for Sale | Self (archive footage) | 2018-12-23 |
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Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite | Self (archive footage) | 2017-09-01 |
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The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | 2017-05-19 |
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Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
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Mansfield 66/67 | Self - Actress(archive footage) | 2017-01-29 |
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Le cinéma dans l'oeil de Magnum | Self(archive footage) (voice) | 2017-09-02 |
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | The Girl (archive footage) | 2016-11-04 |
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Marilyn Monroe Declassified | Self (archive footage) | 2015-07-12 |
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Arthur Miller – Ein ehrgeiziges Herz | Self - Miller's 2nd Wife (archive footage) | 2015-10-17 |
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Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde | Self (archive footage) | 2015-03-22 |
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Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… | 2015-12-07 | |
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Footsteps on the Ceiling | Miss Caswell (archive footage) | 2013-01-01 |
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Love, Marilyn | archive footage | 2013-05-30 |
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | 2012-05-15 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The Story of Her Iconic Life | Self | 2012-02-01 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2012-04-02 |
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Le secret de la Dernière Malle de Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2012-02-25 |
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Marilyn malgré elle | 2012-06-18 | |
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Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies | 2012-07-15 | |
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Marilyn at the Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2011-10-13 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments | archive footage | 2011-10-28 |
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Hollywood Invasion | archive footage | 2011-09-01 |
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Bert Stern - Original Madman | 2011-09-02 | |
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Marilyn Monroe - Ich möchte geliebt werden | archive footage | 2010-02-10 |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-05 |
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | Self (archive) | 2009-03-10 |
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Marilyn, dernières séances | Self(archive footage) | 2008-09-01 |
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The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-25 |
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Grace face à son destin | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2006-09-16 |
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The Life And Music Of Marilyn Monroe | Herself | 2006-11-09 |
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The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-25 |
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Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds | Self (archive footage) | 2006-02-24 |
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Marilyn Monroe: Still Life | Self (archive footage) | 2006-07-18 |
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Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures | Self | 2005-07-12 |
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Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini | 2004-01-01 | |
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The Body of Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | 2004-05-10 |
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The Prince, The Showgirl and Me | 2004-07-09 | |
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Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates | Self (archive footage) | 2004-09-14 |
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Marilyn's Man | Self (archive footage) | 2004-11-28 |
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Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2003-07-19 | |
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Making 'The Misfits' | Self (archive footage) | 2002-10-02 |
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Marilyn vs Marilyn | archive footage | 2002-08-01 |
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Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-31 |
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The Complete Marilyn Monroe | Self | 2001-02-27 |
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2001-04-03 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | archive footage | 2001-06-01 |
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Marilyn on Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 2001-01-01 |
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Backstory: 'All About Eve' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-09 |
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Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl | Self (archive footage) | 1999-06-14 |
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Oración | 1998-10-31 | |
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Marilyn in Manhattan | Self (archive footage) | 1998-09-05 |
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Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe | 1998-07-18 | |
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | Self (Archival Footage) | 1997-11-18 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line | Self (archive footage) | 1997-05-12 |
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We Remember Marilyn | archive footage | 1996-01-01 |
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The Casting Couch | 1995-01-01 | |
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Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder? | 1995-01-01 | |
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | Self (archive footage) | 1995-09-29 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess | Self (archive footage) | 1994-10-17 |
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The Marilyn Files | Self(archive footage) | 1992-08-12 |
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Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years | Self (archive footage) | 1992-06-09 |
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Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1992-07-18 |
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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1992-01-01 |
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Gesichter des Todes VII | 1992-01-01 | |
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | 1991-03-10 |
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | 1991-07-15 |
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The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe | 1991-08-17 | |
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Marilyn: Something's Got to Give | Self (archive footage) | 1990-12-13 |
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Death In Hollywood | 1990-10-01 | |
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Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow | 1989-04-09 | |
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Batmania: From Comics to Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1989-01-01 |
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Remembering Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1988-08-20 |
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | Self (archive footage) | 1988-10-24 |
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Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | 1987-08-05 |
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Eve and Marilyn | archive footage | 1987-09-08 |
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Hollywood Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 1987-12-01 |
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | archive footage | 1986-04-19 |
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El viaje a ninguna parte | Self (archive footage) | 1986-10-15 |
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Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
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Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys | Self (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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Arthur Miller on Home Ground | 1979-11-01 | |
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Mi Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1975-01-02 |
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Self (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 |
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マリリン・マグダリーン | 1972-10-12 | |
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Marilyn | 1970-02-10 | |
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Fake Newsreal | Self (archive footage) | 1970-01-01 |
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | 1966-11-30 |
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The Marilyn Monroe Story | Self (archive footage) | 1963-06-01 |
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La rabbia | Self (archive footage) | 1963-04-13 |
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Marilyn | Self (archive footage) | 1963-04-18 |
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Something's Got to Give | Ellen Wagstaff Arden | 1962-06-01 |
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Lykke og krone | 1962-04-23 | |
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President Kennedy's Birthday Salute | Self | 1962-05-19 |
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The Misfits | Roslyn Taber | 1961-02-01 |
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Let's Make Love | Amanda Dell | 1960-09-08 |
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Zwischen Glück und Krone | 1959-03-18 | |
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Some Like It Hot | Sugar Kane Kowalczyk | 1959-03-19 |
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The Prince and the Showgirl | Elsie | 1957-06-13 |
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Bus Stop | Cherie | 1956-08-31 |
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The Seven Year Itch | The Girl | 1955-06-03 |
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River of No Return | Kay Weston | 1954-04-30 |
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There's No Business Like Show Business | Vicky | 1954-12-16 |
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Niagara | Rose Loomis | 1953-01-26 |
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How to Marry a Millionaire | Pola Debevoise | 1953-10-29 |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Lorelei Lee | 1953-07-15 |
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We're Not Married! | Annabel Jones | 1952-07-11 |
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Don't Bother to Knock | Nell Forbes | 1952-07-18 |
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O. Henry's Full House | Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") | 1952-09-18 |
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Monkey Business | Lois Laurel | 1952-09-03 |
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Clash by Night | Peggy | 1952-05-30 |
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Let's Make It Legal | Joyce Mannering | 1951-10-31 |
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As Young as You Feel | Harriet | 1951-06-15 |
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Love Nest | Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens | 1951-10-10 |
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Home Town Story | Iris Martin | 1951-05-18 |
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A Ticket to Tomahawk | Clara | 1950-05-19 |
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The Fireball | Polly | 1950-11-09 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Angela Phinlay | 1950-05-12 |
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Right Cross | Dusky Ledoux (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
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All About Eve | Miss Caswell | 1950-11-09 |
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Love Happy | Grunion's Client | 1949-10-12 |
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Green Grass of Wyoming | Extra at Square Dance (uncredited) | 1948-06-03 |
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Ladies of the Chorus | Peggy Martin | 1948-12-30 |
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Betty (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
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Dangerous Years | Evie | 1947-12-07 |
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited) | 1947-01-04 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The rise of an icon | Self |
