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Jean Harlow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

03/03/1911

Day of Death

07/06/1937
(26) years old

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Jean Harlow

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 B... Read More

Known For

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

Haunted Homes of Hollywood

Discovering Jean Harlow

Paris Hilton, Inc.

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

Girl 27

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

Filmography

Cast

2023

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and Willia...

as self

2022

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Haunted Homes of Hollywood

2015

Discovering Jean Harlow

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Paris Hilton, Inc.

as Self (archive footage)

2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship ...

as Various Roles (archive footage)

2007

Girl 27

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in ...

as Self (archive footage)

2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stag...

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive ...

2004

Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]...

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as Self (archive footage)

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1993

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

as Self (archive footage)

1990

Death In Hollywood

as (archive footage)

1989

Death Scenes

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1987

Platinum Bombshell

as Self (archive footage)

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

as (archive footage)

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (archive footage)

1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by K...

as Self (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1974

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1967

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage...

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (unc...

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1945

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25t...

as Self (archive footage)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

1937

Saratoga

as Carol Clayton

1937

Personal Property

as Crystal Wetherby

1936

Libeled Lady

as Gladys Benton

1936

Suzy

as Suzy

1936

Wife vs. Secretary

as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson

1936

Riffraff

as Hattie

1935

China Seas

as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland

1935

Reckless

as Mona Leslie

1934

The Girl from Missouri

as Eadie

1933

Dinner at Eight

as Kitty Packard

1933

Bombshell

as Lola Burns

1933

Hold Your Man

as Ruby Adams

1932

Red Dust

as Vantine Jefferson

1932

Red-Headed Woman

as Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre

1932

Scarface

as Blonde at Paradise Club

1932

The Beast of the City

as Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont

1932

Three Wise Girls

as Cassie Barnes

1931

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

as Self

1931

Beau Hunks

as Jeanie Weenie - in Photo

1931

Platinum Blonde

as Ann Schuyler

1931

Goldie

as Goldie

1931

Iron Man

as Rose Mason

1931

The Public Enemy

as Gwen Allen

1931

The Secret Six

as Anne Courtland

1930

Hell's Angels

as Helen

1930

The Love Parade

as Woman in Opera Box

1929

New York Nights

as Party Guest

1929

Weak But Willing

as Blonde Night Club Patron

1929

This Thing Called Love

as Extra

1929

The Saturday Night Kid

as Hazel

1929

Bacon Grabbers

as Mrs. Kennedy

1929

Masquerade

as Spectator

1929

Thundering Toupees

1929

Double Whoopee

as Swanky blonde

1929

The Unkissed Man

as Patient

1929

Close Harmony

as Chorus Girl

1929

Why Is a Plumber?

1929

Why Be Good?

as Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Seco...

1929

Fugitives

as Extra (uncredited)

1929

Liberty

as Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)

1928

Chasing Husbands

as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

1928

Moran of the Marines

as Extra (uncredited)

1928

Honor Bound

as Extra