Jean Harlow
Age: N/A | From: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Harlean Harlow Carpenter , Harlean Carpenter
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Homepage: https://www.jeanharlow.com/
Movie Involvements: 52
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Intimate Portrait
(1993) Self
Scarface
(1932) Blonde at Paradise Club
Disclosure
(2020) (archive footage)
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
(2022) Self (archive footage)
The Public Enemy
(1931) Gwen Allen
Hell's Angels
(1930) Helen
China Seas
(1935) Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
That's Entertainment!
(1974) (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | N/A | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2020 | (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Various Roles (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2006 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage) | |
| 1997 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Self (archive footage) | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1994 | (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Self | |
| Herself (archive footage) | ||
| 1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Self (archive footage) | |
| (Archival Footage) | ||
| 1986 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1965 | (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | archive footage | |
| 1945 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1942 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1937 | Carol Clayton | |
| Crystal Wetherby | ||
| 1936 | Gladys Benton | |
| Suzy | ||
| Helen 'Whitey' Wilson | ||
| Hattie | ||
| 1935 | Dolly 'China Doll' Portland | |
| Mona Leslie | ||
| 1934 | Eadie | |
| 1933 | Kitty Packard | |
| Lola Burns | ||
| Ruby Adams | ||
| 1932 | Vantine Jefferson | |
| Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre | ||
| Blonde at Paradise Club | ||
| Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont | ||
| Cassie Barnes | ||
| 1931 | Self | |
| Jeanie Weenie - in Photo | ||
| Anne Schuyler | ||
| Goldie | ||
| Rose Mason | ||
| Gwen Allen | ||
| Anne Courtland | ||
| 1930 | Helen | |
| Woman in Opera Box | ||
| 1929 | Party Guest | |
| Blonde Night Club Patron | ||
| Extra | ||
| Hazel | ||
| Mrs. Kennedy | ||
| Spectator | ||
| N/A | ||
| Swanky blonde | ||
| Patient | ||
| Chorus Girl | ||
| N/A | ||
| Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party | ||
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter) | ||
| 1928 | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | |
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Extra | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
