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Marilyn Monroe

Bio: Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution

Born: Tue, Jun 01 1926

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Death: Sun, Aug 05 1962

Marilyn Monroe is 36 years old

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Portrait of Norma Jeane

Marilyn Monroe will be 36 in Portrait of Norma Jeane

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 09 2025

Becoming Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Becoming Marilyn as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jul 07 2022

Una foto de Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Una foto de Marilyn as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 14 2022

Rat Pack

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Rat Pack as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 11 2022

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jun 01 2021

Beautiful Like a Poem

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Beautiful Like a Poem

Movie Released: Mon, May 11 2020

Marilyn and I

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn and I as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 20 2019

Marilyn Monroe for Sale

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe for Sale as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 23 2018

Arthur Miller: Writer

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Arthur Miller: Writer as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Dec 08 2017

Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 01 2017

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone as 'The Girl (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 04 2016

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century as 'Self - Miller's 2nd Wife (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 17 2015

Marilyn Monroe Declassified

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe Declassified as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 12 2015

Footsteps on the Ceiling

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Footsteps on the Ceiling as 'Miss Caswell (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 2013

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, May 15 2012

Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Apr 02 2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as '(archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 04 2012

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 05 2010

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical as 'Self (archive)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Mar 10 2009

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess as 'Self - Actress (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 16 2006

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe: Still Life as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 18 2006

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jun 25 2006

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jun 25 2006

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 24 2006

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 14 2004

Making 'The Misfits'

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Making 'The Misfits' as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 02 2002

Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 30 2002

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 31 2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Apr 03 2001

Marilyn on Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn on Marilyn as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 2001

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jun 14 1999

Prayer for Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Prayer for Marilyn Monroe

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 31 1998

Marilyn in Manhattan

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn in Manhattan as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 05 1998

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults as 'Self (Archival Footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 18 1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, May 12 1997

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 29 1995

Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder?

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder?

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1995

Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 17 1994

That's Entertainment! III

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in That's Entertainment! III as '(archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 01 1994

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jul 15 1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Mar 10 1991

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn: Something's Got to Give as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 13 1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as '(archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1990

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Batmania: From Comics to Screen as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1989

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 24 1988

Hollywood Uncensored

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Hollywood Uncensored as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 01 1987

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Monroe as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1986

Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1985

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as 'Self (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 25 1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1982

Mi Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Mi Marilyn as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 02 1975

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1973

Marilyn Magdalena

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn Magdalena

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 12 1972

Fake Newsreal

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Fake Newsreal as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1970

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in The Legend of Marilyn Monroe as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Nov 30 1966

The Marilyn Monroe Story

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in The Marilyn Monroe Story as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 01 1963

Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Marilyn as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 18 1963

La Rabbia

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in La Rabbia as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 13 1963

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

Marilyn Monroe was 35 in President Kennedy's Birthday Salute as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, May 19 1962

Something's Got to Give

Marilyn Monroe was 35 in Something's Got to Give as 'Ellen Wagstaff Arden'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1962

The Misfits

Marilyn Monroe was 34 in The Misfits as 'Roslyn Taber'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 01 1961

Let's Make Love

Marilyn Monroe was 34 in Let's Make Love as 'Amanda Dell'.

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 08 1960

Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe was 32 in Some Like It Hot as 'Sugar Kane Kowalczyk'.

Movie Released: Thu, Mar 19 1959

The Prince and the Showgirl

Marilyn Monroe was 31 in The Prince and the Showgirl as 'Elsie'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jun 13 1957

Bus Stop

Marilyn Monroe was 30 in Bus Stop as 'Cherie'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 31 1956

The Seven Year Itch

Marilyn Monroe was 29 in The Seven Year Itch as 'The Girl'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 03 1955

There's No Business Like Show Business

Marilyn Monroe was 28 in There's No Business Like Show Business as 'Vicky'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 16 1954

River of No Return

Marilyn Monroe was 27 in River of No Return as 'Kay Weston'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 30 1954

How to Marry a Millionaire

Marilyn Monroe was 27 in How to Marry a Millionaire as 'Pola Debevoise'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 29 1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Marilyn Monroe was 27 in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as 'Lorelei Lee'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 14 1953

Niagara

Marilyn Monroe was 26 in Niagara as 'Rose Loomis'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 26 1953

Monkey Business

Marilyn Monroe was 26 in Monkey Business as 'Lois Laurel'.

Movie Released: Wed, Sep 03 1952

O. Henry's Full House

Marilyn Monroe was 26 in O. Henry's Full House as 'Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 07 1952

Don't Bother to Knock

Marilyn Monroe was 26 in Don't Bother to Knock as 'Nell Forbes'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 18 1952

We're Not Married!

Marilyn Monroe was 26 in We're Not Married! as 'Annabel Jones'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 11 1952

Clash by Night

Marilyn Monroe was 25 in Clash by Night as 'Peggy'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 30 1952

Let's Make It Legal

Marilyn Monroe was 25 in Let's Make It Legal as 'Joyce Mannering'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 31 1951

Love Nest

Marilyn Monroe was 25 in Love Nest as 'Roberta 'Bobbie' Stevens'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 10 1951

As Young as You Feel

Marilyn Monroe was 25 in As Young as You Feel as 'Harriet'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 15 1951

Home Town Story

Marilyn Monroe was 24 in Home Town Story as 'Iris Martin'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 18 1951

The Fireball

Marilyn Monroe was 24 in The Fireball as 'Polly'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 09 1950

All About Eve

Marilyn Monroe was 24 in All About Eve as 'Miss Caswell'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 09 1950

Right Cross

Marilyn Monroe was 24 in Right Cross as 'Dusky Ledoux (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 06 1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

Marilyn Monroe was 23 in A Ticket to Tomahawk as 'Clara'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 19 1950

The Asphalt Jungle

Marilyn Monroe was 23 in The Asphalt Jungle as 'Angela Phinlay'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 12 1950

Love Happy

Marilyn Monroe was 23 in Love Happy as 'Grunion's Client'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 12 1949

Ladies of the Chorus

Marilyn Monroe was 22 in Ladies of the Chorus as 'Peggy Martin'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 30 1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

Marilyn Monroe was 22 in Green Grass of Wyoming as 'Extra at Square Dance (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jun 03 1948

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

Marilyn Monroe was 21 in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as 'Betty (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 10 1948

Dangerous Years

Marilyn Monroe was 21 in Dangerous Years as 'Evie'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 07 1947

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Marilyn Monroe was 20 in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as 'Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 04 1947

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Apr 03 2023

The Century of Icons

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in The Century of Icons as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Dec 27 2022

First Ladies

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in First Ladies as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 2020

Mentiras verdaderas

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Mentiras verdaderas as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Oct 11 2011

Un film et son époque

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Un film et son époque as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, May 17 2003

Intimate Portrait

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Intimate Portrait as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Nov 14 1993

Spécial cinéma

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in Spécial cinéma as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Sep 25 1974

ABC Stage 67

Marilyn Monroe would have been no older than 36 in ABC Stage 67 as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Sep 14 1966

Startime

Marilyn Monroe was 33+ in Startime

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Oct 06 1959

The Jack Benny Program

Marilyn Monroe was 24+ in The Jack Benny Program as 'Marilyn Monroe, Self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Oct 28 1950

The Bob Hope Show

Marilyn Monroe was 23+ in The Bob Hope Show as 'Self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Apr 09 1950

Golden Globe Awards

Marilyn Monroe was 17+ in Golden Globe Awards as 'Self - Nominee'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944