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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 3, 1911
Died
June 7, 1937
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Harlean Harlow Carpenter
- Harlean Carpenter
- Джин Харлоу
Jean Harlow
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
2023
7.8
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow
2015
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Paris Hilton, Inc.
2009
6.1
Various Roles (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
4.3
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
6.0
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005
7.6
Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
Credits
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell
as Self (archive footage)
2023
0.0
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
7.8
Discovering Jean Harlow
as Self (archive footage)
2015
10.0
Paris Hilton, Inc.
as Self (archive footage)
2009
10.0
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
6.1
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
4.3
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
2006
6.0
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.8
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
2004
7.6
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.5
🎬
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.0
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
6.7
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2000
0.0
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
1999
7.7
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997
10.0
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
as Self (archive footage)
1996
0.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1995
8.0
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
7.0
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Death Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
1989
4.1
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
0.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
6.0
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
8.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
6.9
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
6.1
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
7.4
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
6.0
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
6.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
1964
6.3
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1957
6.9
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
1945
0.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
1942
0.0
Saratoga
as Carol Clayton
1937
6.2
Personal Property
as Crystal Wetherby
1937
6.9
Libeled Lady
as Gladys Benton
1936
7.3
Suzy
as Suzy
1936
5.6
Wife vs. Secretary
as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
1936
6.7
Riffraff
as Hattie
1936
4.9
China Seas
as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
1935
6.1
Reckless
as Mona Leslie
1935
5.0
The Girl from Missouri
as Eadie
1934
6.9
Dinner at Eight
as Kitty Packard
1933
6.7
Bombshell
as Lola Burns
1933
6.5
Hold Your Man
as Ruby Adams
1933
6.1
Red Dust
as Vantine Jefferson
1932
6.9
Red-Headed Woman
as Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
1932
6.5
Scarface
as Blonde at Paradise Club
1932
7.4
The Beast of the City
as Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
1932
5.8
Three Wise Girls
as Cassie Barnes
1932
5.2
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
as Self
1931
0.0
Beau Hunks
as Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
1931
6.8
Platinum Blonde
as Ann Schuyler
1931
6.6
Goldie
as Goldie
1931
3.7
Iron Man
as Rose Mason
1931
5.4
The Public Enemy
as Gwen Allen
1931
7.2
The Secret Six
as Anne Courtland
1931
5.5
Hell's Angels
as Helen
1930
6.4
The Love Parade
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
1930
6.6
New York Nights
as Party Guest
1929
4.8
Weak But Willing
as Blonde Night Club Patron
1929
0.0
This Thing Called Love
as Extra
1929
0.0
The Saturday Night Kid
as Hazel
1929
4.4
Bacon Grabbers
as Mrs. Kennedy
1929
6.3
Masquerade
as Spectator
1929
0.0
🎬
Thundering Toupees
1929
0.0
Double Whoopee
as Swanky blonde
1929
6.7
The Unkissed Man
as Patient
1929
0.0
Close Harmony
as Chorus Girl
1929
6.5
Why Is a Plumber?
1929
0.0
Why Be Good?
as Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
1929
6.5
Fugitives
as Extra (uncredited)
1929
0.0
Liberty
as Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
1929
6.9
Chasing Husbands
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
1928
0.0
Moran of the Marines
as Extra (uncredited)
1928
0.0
Honor Bound
as Extra
1928
0.0