Jean Harlow
Birthday
1911/03/03
Day of death
1937/06/07 (26 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Harlean Harlow Carpenter, Harlean Carpenter, Джин Харлоу
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. S...Read more
Acting
(2005) Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
as Self (archive footage)
(1932) The Beast of the City
as Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont
(1930) Hell's Angels
as Helen
(1936) Libeled Lady
as Gladys Benton
(1931) Platinum Blonde
as Ann Schuyler
(1931) The Secret Six
as Anne Courtland
(1933) Bombshell
as Lola Burns
(1937) Personal Property
as Crystal Wetherby
(1932) Red Dust
as Vantine Jefferson
(1937) Saratoga
as Carol Clayton
(1936) Wife vs. Secretary
as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
(1933) Dinner at Eight
as Kitty Packard
(1967) The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
as ---
(1931) The Public Enemy
as Gwen Allen
(1929) Liberty
as Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
(1929) Double Whoopee
as Swanky blonde
(1929) Bacon Grabbers
as Mrs. Kennedy
(1936) Suzy
as Suzy
(1935) Reckless
as Mona Leslie
(1935) China Seas
as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1933) Hold Your Man
as Ruby Adams
(2022) Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
(1932) Red-Headed Woman
as Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
(1934) The Girl from Missouri
as Eadie
(1936) Riffraff
as Hattie
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(1929) New York Nights
as Party Guest
(1929) The Saturday Night Kid
as Hazel
(1993) Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) Iron Man
as Rose Mason
(1929) Close Harmony
as Chorus Girl
(2007) Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(1932) Three Wise Girls
as Cassie Barnes
(1945) Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
(1931) Goldie
as Goldie
(2004) Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Discovering Jean Harlow
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1997) Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1987) Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
as (archive footage)
(1929) Why Be Good?
as Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
(1932) Scarface
as Blonde at Paradise Club
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1931) Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
as Self
(1930) The Love Parade
as Woman in Opera Box
(2004) Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1986) The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1957) The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
(1928) Chasing Husbands
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
(1929) Thundering Toupees
as ---
(1929) Weak But Willing
as Blonde Night Club Patron
(1928) Moran of the Marines
as Extra (uncredited)
(1929) Masquerade
as Spectator
(1928) Honor Bound
as Extra
(1929) This Thing Called Love
as Extra
(1929) Fugitives
as Extra (uncredited)
(1931) Beau Hunks
as Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
(1929) Why Is a Plumber?
as ---
(1929) The Unkissed Man
as Patient
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self