
Jean Harlow
Known for: Acting
Born: March 3, 1911
Died: June 7, 1937
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. S…
Known for

Libeled Lady
1936

Platinum Blonde
1931

Bombshell
1933

Personal Property
1937

Saratoga
1937

Suzy
1936

Reckless
1935

Hold Your Man
1933

Red-Headed Woman
1932

The Girl from Missouri
1934

Riffraff
1936

Three Wise Girls
1932

Goldie
1931

Discovering Jean Harlow
2015

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931

The Unkissed Man
1929

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023

The Beast of the City
1932

Red Dust
1932

Wife vs. Secretary
1936

The Public Enemy
1931

China Seas
1935

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964

Chasing Husbands
1928

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
1989

Hell's Angels
1930

Double Whoopee
1929

Iron Man
1931

Why Is a Plumber?
1929

The Secret Six
1931

Dinner at Eight
1933

Bacon Grabbers
1929

Thundering Toupees
1929

Death Scenes
1989

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933

Becoming Marilyn
2022

Death In Hollywood
1990

Liberty
1929

The Golden Age of Comedy
1957

Weak But Willing
1929

Marilyn Monroe
1986

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005

New York Nights
1929

Beau Hunks
1931

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986

Moran of the Marines
1928

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945

The Love Parade
1929

Honor Bound
1928

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995

Fugitives
1929

This Thing Called Love
1929

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986

The Saturday Night Kid
1929

Scarface
1932

Masquerade
1929
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001

Close Harmony
1929

Why Be Good?
1929

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006

The Casting Couch
1995
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004

Sports on the Silver Screen
1997

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

Complicated Women
2003

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961

That's Entertainment!
1974

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984

That's Entertainment! III
1994

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Intimate Portrait
1993

MGM Parade
1955