Biography: life and films
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and singer whose birth name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. She was born in Los Angeles, California, USA on 1st June 1926 and died in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA on 5th August 1962, aged 36.Her best films as an actor include Howard Hawks's comedy Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Henry Hathaway's crime-thriller Niagara (1953), Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) and Andrew Solt's Remembering Marilyn (1987).
Marilyn Monroe appeared in 36 films.
She has most frequently worked with the following directors: John Huston (2 films), Howard Hawks (2), Henry Hathaway (2), Billy Wilder (2) and Arthur Pierson (2).
Her most frequent genres include: comedy-romance (12 films), drama (11), comedy (9), romance (7), comedy-drama (6), Documentary (6), Thriller (4), crime-thriller (3) and Western (3).
Our average rating for Marilyn Monroe over all films is: 3.5
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Dangerous Years (1947) [a]
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) [a]
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) [a]
You Were Meant for Me (1948) [a]
Ladies of the Chorus (1949) [a]
The Fireball (1950) [a]
As Young as You Feel (1951) [a]
Home Town Story (1951) [a]
Let's Make It Legal (1951) [a]
Love Nest (1951) [a]
Clash by Night (1952) [a]
Don't Bother to Knock (1952) [a]
O. Henry's Full House (1952) [a]
We're Not Married! (1952) [a]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) [a]
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) [a]
Niagara (1953) [a]
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) [a]
The Seven Year Itch (1955) [a]
Bus Stop (1956) [a]
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) [a]
The Misfits (1961) [a]
La Rabbia (1963) [a]
Marilyn (1963) [a]
Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979) [a]
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) [a]
Remembering Marilyn (1987) [a]
L.A. Confidential (1997) [a]
James Dean: Forever Young (2005) [a]
The best of British film comedies
The very best of French film comedy
The best French war films ever made
