Jean Harlow

Actor

Born: March 3, 1911
Died: June 7, 1937 (age 26)
From: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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.…

Filmography (86)

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe (2022)
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
(archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)
Self(archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow (2015)
Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public (2005)
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
Self (archive footage)
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999)
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell (1996)
Self (archive footage)
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (1995)
Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch (1995)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
(archive footage)
Death In Hollywood (1990)
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow (1989)
Death Scenes (1989)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
archive footage
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe (1986)
archive footage