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