Jean Harlow
Acting
🎂 1911-03-03
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.
Cast credits(83)
Self
1993
1988
Blonde at Paradise Club
1932
Self (archive footage)
1986
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
(archive footage)
1990
Gwen Allen
1931
Self (archive footage)
2009
(archive footage)
1974
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
1964
Self (archive footage)
2006
Self (archive footage)
1975
Self (archive footage)
1987
(archive footage)
1976
Self (archive footage)
2003
Self (archive footage)
2007
Self (archive footage)
1972
(archive footage)
1994
Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
2004
Carol Clayton
1937
Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont
1932
(archive footage)
1987
Vantine Jefferson
1932
Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
1930
Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
1929
Self (archive footage)
2004
Mona Leslie
1935
Self (archive footage)
1942
Helen
1930
Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
1935
Self (archive footage)
1986
Suzy
1936
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
1999
Lola Burns
1933
Anne Courtland
1931
Self (archive footage)
1993
Self (archive footage)
2015
Hattie
1936
Gladys Benton
1936
(archive footage)
1984
Self (archive footage)
1995
Self (archive footage)
2004
Kitty Packard
1933
Extra (uncredited)
1929
Extra (uncredited)
1928
Ann Schuyler
1931
Crystal Wetherby
1937
Ruby Adams
1933
Self (archive footage)
2000
Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
1932
Chorus Girl
1929
Party Guest
1929
1989
Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
1936
archive footage
1957
Hazel
1929
1967
Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
1931
Extra
1929
Self (archive footage)
1997
Self (archive footage)
2007
Eadie
1934
Self (archive footage)
2022
Self (archive footage)
2018
Cassie Barnes
1932
Spectator
1929
Extra
1928
Rose Mason
1931
Swanky blonde
1929
Self (archive footage)
2005
Mrs. Kennedy
1929
Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
1929
Goldie
1931
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
1928
Self (archive footage)
1987
self
2023
1929
Self (archive footage)
1945
Self
1931
1929
Blonde Night Club Patron
1929
Patient
1929