Cast & creator
Jean Harlow
Best known for Intimate Portrait, MGM Parade, Scarface
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.
Also known as: Harlean Harlow Carpenter, Harlean Carpenter, Джин Харлоу
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1928–2023 · acting roles
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Filmography (87)
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Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Scarface
Blonde at Paradise Club
1932
Hell's Angels
Helen
1930
Dinner at Eight
Kitty Packard
1933
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Libeled Lady
Gladys
1936
The Public Enemy
Gwen Allen
1931
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Bacon Grabbers
Mrs. Kennedy
1929
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1997
Double Whoopee
Swanky blonde
1929
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
archive footage
1986
Wife vs. Secretary
Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
1936
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
China Seas
Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
1935
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
2008Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Self (archive footage)
1995
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self(archive footage)
2020
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
The Beast of the City
Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
1932
Platinum Blonde
Ann Schuyler
1931
Beau Hunks
Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
1931
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Goldie
Goldie
1931
The Big Parade of Comedy
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
1964
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
Self (archive footage)
1996
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Red Dust
Vantine Jefferson
1932
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Actress 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2007
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
1999
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
1995Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
2004
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
1986
Chasing Husbands
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
1928
The Girl from Missouri
Eadie
1934
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
2001
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1990
The Golden Age of Comedy
archive footage
1957
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
2000
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
1996
Hold Your Man
Ruby Adams
1933
Reckless
Mona Leslie
1935
The Love Parade
Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
1929
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Casting Couch
1995
The Saturday Night Kid
Hazel
1929
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
2022
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
1933
Red-Headed Woman
Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
1932
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1945
This Thing Called Love
Extra
1929
Honor Bound
Extra
1928
Moran of the Marines
Extra (uncredited)
1928
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Self (archive footage)
2005
Bombshell
Lola Burns
1933Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
1989
Why Is a Plumber?
1929
Personal Property
Crystal Wetherby
1937
Saratoga
Carol Clayton
1937
Riffraff
Hattie
1936
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Secret Six
Anne Courtland
1931
Why Be Good?
Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
1929
Suzy
Suzy
1936
Liberty
Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
1929
New York Nights
Party Guest
1929
Three Wise Girls
Cassie Barnes
1932
Iron Man
Rose Mason
1931
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
1986
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Self
1931
Discovering Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
2015
Fugitives
Extra (uncredited)
1929
Masquerade
Spectator
1929
The Unkissed Man
Patient
1929
Death Scenes
Self (archive footage)
1989
Thundering Toupees
1929
Close Harmony
Chorus Girl
1929
Weak But Willing
Blonde Night Club Patron
1929