Jean Harlow
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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.
Known for
Credits
Scarface (1932)
as Blonde at Paradise Club
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Libeled Lady (1936)
as Gladys
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Public Enemy (1931)
as Gwen Allen
Goldie (1931)
as Goldie
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
as Mrs. Kennedy
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Helen 'Whitey' Wilson
Beau Hunks (1931)
as Jeanie Weenie - in Photo
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Hell's Angels (1930)
as Helen
Dinner at Eight (1933)
as Kitty Packard
The Casting Couch (1995)
Actor
Platinum Blonde (1931)
as Ann Schuyler
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
China Seas (1935)
as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Jean Harlow (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Saratoga (1937)
as Carol Clayton
The Beast of the City (1932)
as Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont
Chasing Husbands (1928)
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Red Dust (1932)
as Vantine Jefferson
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Double Whoopee (1929)
as Swanky blonde
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
as Self - Actress 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Honor Bound (1928)
as Extra
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020)
as Self(archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Bombshell (1933)
as Lola Burns
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999)
as Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Moran of the Marines (1928)
as Extra (uncredited)
Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Actor
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
The Love Parade (1929)
as Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
as archive footage
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) (1931)
as Self
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
as Eadie
This Thing Called Love (1929)
as Extra
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
as (archive footage)
Personal Property (1937)
as Crystal Wetherby
Reckless (1935)
as Mona Leslie
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Hold Your Man (1933)
as Ruby Adams
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
as Hazel
The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)
as Self
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret Six (1931)
as Anne Courtland
Marilyn Monroe (1986)
as archive footage
Riffraff (1936)
as Hattie
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Three Wise Girls (1932)
as Cassie Barnes
Suzy (1936)
as Suzy
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Why Is a Plumber? (1929)
Actor
The Unkissed Man (1929)
as Patient
Death In Hollywood (1990)
as Self (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)
Why Be Good? (1929)
as Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
Masquerade (1929)
as Spectator
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Liberty (1929)
as Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
Close Harmony (1929)
as Chorus Girl
New York Nights (1929)
as Party Guest
Iron Man (1931)
as Rose Mason
Fugitives (1929)
as Extra (uncredited)
Weak But Willing (1929)
as Blonde Night Club Patron
Death Scenes (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Thundering Toupees (1929)
Actor