Actress
Marilyn Monroe
- Born: 1 June 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Estimated net worth: $10 million
Marilyn Monroe was an iconic American actress and model known for her roles in films such as 'Some Like It Hot' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.' Renowned for her beauty and distinctive voice, she became a symbol of glamour and femininity. Despite her tragic…
Marilyn Monroe: best films and shows
About Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an iconic American actress and model known for her roles in films such as 'Some Like It Hot' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.' Renowned for her beauty and distinctive voice, she became a symbol of glamour and femininity. Despite her tragic life, her legacy endures, and she is celebrated for her contributions to cinema and popular culture.
- Born
- 1 June 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- 5 August 1962
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
- Spouses
- Arthur Miller (1956-1961) Joe DiMaggio (1954)
- Parents
- Gladys Pearl Baker, Charles Stanley Gifford
- Estimated net worth
- $10 million
Fun facts about Marilyn Monroe
- Marilyn Monroe was originally born as Norma Jeane Mortenson and spent part of her childhood in foster homes.
- She had a close friendship with playwright Arthur Miller, whom she later married.
Famous Marilyn Monroe quotes
“It's better to be absolutely ridiculous than to be absolutely boring.”
“I’m not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.”
“I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.”
Marilyn Monroe: coming up
- Portrait of Norma Jeane (Movie, (archive footage))9 December 2027
Credits and dates: TMDB.
Marilyn Monroe filmography
Cast (168)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Portrait of Norma Jeane Movie | (archive footage) | |
| 2026 | Marilyn Monroe: The Rise of an Icon Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2026 | Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2026 | Marilyn and the Mob TV | archive footage | |
| 2026 | 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 2025 | Bardot Movie | archive footage | 8.2 |
| 2025 | Crushtime Movie | L'actrice blonde | 6.0 |
| 2024 | Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | The Myth of Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self (archival footage) | |
| 2023 | My Life as Marilyn Movie | archive footage | 7.0 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields TV | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2022 | The Century of Icons TV | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe Movie | (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe TV | Self (archive) - actress, subject | 7.5 |
| 2022 | Becoming Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2022 | Marilyn, Her Final Secret Movie | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 2022 | Marilyn, a woman of today Movie | archive footage | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Una foto de Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Reframed: Marilyn Monroe TV | archive footage | 8.1 |
| 2022 | Rat Pack Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 2022 | Andy Warhol's America TV | archive footage | |
| 2022 | Andy Warhol's America Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2021 | Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.0 |
| 2020 | Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood Movie | Self(archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2020 | First Ladies TV | Self (archive footage) | 5.3 |
| 2020 | Beautiful Like a Poem Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Scandalous: The Death of Marilyn Monroe (Director's Cut) TV | archive footage | |
| 2019 | Marilyn and I Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 2018 | Marilyn Monroe for Sale Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.0 |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.1 |
| 2017 | Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum Movie | Self(archive footage) (voice) | 7.7 |
| 2017 | Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.0 |
| 2017 | Mansfield 66/67 Movie | Self - Actress(archive footage) | 5.2 |
| 2016 | Andy Warhol, Fluorescent Movie | (archive footage) | 5.0 |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Movie | The Girl (archive footage) | 7.4 |
| 2015 | Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn… Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2015 | Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century Movie | Self - Miller's 2nd Wife (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2015 | Marilyn Monroe Declassified Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 |
| 2015 | Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Love, Marilyn Movie | archive footage | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Footsteps on the Ceiling Movie | Miss Caswell (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Marilyn despite herself Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Marilyn Monroe: Unclaimed Baggage Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.0 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Movie | (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Marilyn Monroe: The Story of Her Iconic Life Movie | Self | |
| 2011 | Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments Movie | archive footage | |
| 2011 | Marilyn at the Movies Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Mentiras verdaderas TV | Self (archive footage) | 5.5 |
| 2011 | Bert Stern - Original Madman Movie | Unknown character | 7.6 |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.6 |
| 2010 | Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved Movie | archive footage | |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical Movie | Self (archive) | |
| 2008 | Marilyn, dernières séances Movie | Self(archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2006 | The Life And Music Of Marilyn Monroe Movie | Herself | |
| 2006 | Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess Movie | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 7.2 |
| 2006 | Marilyn Monroe: Still Life Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.5 |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2006 | Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds Movie | Self (archive footage) | 2.0 |
| 2005 | Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Pictures Movie | Self | |
| 2005 | James Dean: Forever Young Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Marilyn's Man Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.5 |
| 2004 | The Prince, The Showgirl and Me Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | The Body of Marilyn Monroe Movie | archive footage | 8.0 |
| 2004 | Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2003 | Un film et son époque TV | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 2002 | Making 'The Misfits' Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Marilyn vs Marilyn Movie | archive footage | 10.0 |
| 2001 | Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Movie | archive footage | 6.8 |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.3 |
| 2001 | The Complete Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self | |
| 2001 | Marilyn on Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.5 |
| 2000 | Backstory: 'All About Eve' Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.2 |
| 1998 | Prayer for Marilyn Monroe Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 1998 | Marilyn in Manhattan Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.9 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Hall Of Fame - Marilyn Monroe Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1997 | Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults Movie | Self (Archival Footage) | 7.7 |
| 1997 | Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.7 |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 1996 | We Remember Marilyn Movie | archive footage | 8.0 |
| 1995 | Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch Movie | Unknown character | 8.3 |
| 1995 | Marilyn Monroe: Portrait of a Legend...Suicide Or Murder? Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III Movie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.1 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self (archive footage) | 4.5 |
| 1992 | The Marilyn Files Movie | Self(archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 1992 | Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years Movie | Self (archive footage) | 3.0 |
| 1992 | Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files Movie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 8.0 |
| 1992 | Faces of Death VII Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 1990 | Marilyn: Something's Got to Give Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.0 |
| 1990 | Death In Hollywood Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.8 |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.7 |
| 1989 | Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 1989 | Batmania: From Comics to Screen Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.8 |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.0 |
| 1988 | Remembering Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 1987 | Hollywood Uncensored Movie | Self (archive footage) | 5.4 |
| 1987 | Eve and Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.0 |
| 1987 | Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe Movie | archive footage | 9.0 |
| 1986 | Voyage to Nowhere Movie | (archive footage)(uncredited) | 7.5 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Movie | archive footage | 7.4 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 1985 | Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn and The Kennedys Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.0 |
| 1982 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.0 |
| 1979 | Arthur Miller on Home Ground Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 1975 | Mi Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.4 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma TV | Self (archive footage) | 9.5 |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.8 |
| 1972 | Marilyn Magdalene Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1970 | Marilyn Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1970 | Fake Newsreal Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1966 | The Legend of Marilyn Monroe Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.7 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 TV | Self (archive footage) | 6.8 |
| 1963 | The Marilyn Monroe Story Movie | Self (archive footage) | 4.0 |
| 1963 | Marilyn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 1963 | La Rabbia Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 1962 | President Kennedy's Birthday Salute Movie | Self | 7.8 |
| 1962 | Lykke og krone Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 9.0 |
| 1961 | The Misfits Movie | Roslyn Taber | 7.0 |
| 1960 | Let's Make Love Movie | Amanda Dell | 6.4 |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot Movie | Sugar Kane Kowalczyk | 8.1 |
| 1959 | Zwischen Glück und Krone Movie | Self (archive footage) | 10.0 |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl Movie | Elsie | 6.3 |
| 1956 | Bus Stop Movie | Cherie | 6.1 |
| 1955 | The Seven Year Itch Movie | The Girl | 7.0 |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business Movie | Vicky | 6.1 |
| 1954 | River of No Return Movie | Kay Weston | 6.7 |
| 1953 | How to Marry a Millionaire Movie | Pola Debevoise | 6.8 |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Movie | Lorelei Lee | 7.3 |
| 1953 | Niagara Movie | Rose Loomis | 6.8 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House Movie | Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") | 6.9 |
| 1952 | Monkey Business Movie | Lois Laurel | 6.7 |
| 1952 | Don't Bother to Knock Movie | Nell Forbes | 6.7 |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! Movie | Annabel Jones | 6.0 |
| 1952 | Clash by Night Movie | Peggy | 6.7 |
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal Movie | Joyce Mannering | 5.6 |
| 1951 | Love Nest Movie | Bobbie Stevens | 5.5 |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel Movie | Harriet | 6.4 |
| 1951 | Home Town Story Movie | Iris Martin | 4.9 |
| 1950 | All About Eve Movie | Miss Caswell | 8.1 |
| 1950 | The Fireball Movie | Polly | 6.0 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program TV | Marilyn Monroe | 7.8 |
| 1950 | Right Cross Movie | Dusky Ledoux (uncredited) | 7.3 |
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk Movie | Clara | 6.0 |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle Movie | Angela Phinlay | 7.5 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 1949 | Love Happy Movie | Grunion's Client | 5.8 |
| 1948 | Ladies of the Chorus Movie | Peggy Martin | 6.7 |
| 1948 | Green Grass of Wyoming Movie | Extra at Square Dance (uncredited) | 6.7 |
| 1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Movie | Betty (uncredited) | 6.5 |
| 1947 | Dangerous Years Movie | Evie | 6.8 |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Movie | Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited) | 8.8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
Crew (3)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cœur bleu Movie | Songs · Sound | 7.3 |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.3 |
| 1956 | Bus Stop Movie | Producer · Production | 6.1 |
Latest releases
- Celebrity Crime Scene: Marilyn Monroe2026 / TMDB 7.0
- Marilyn Monroe: The Rise of an Icon2026 / TMDB 7.0
- 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe2026 / TMDB 9.0
- Bardot2025 / TMDB 8.2
- Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed2024
- The Myth of Marilyn Monroe2023
Questions about Marilyn Monroe
What are some of Marilyn Monroe's most famous films?
Marilyn Monroe is best known for her roles in films like 'Some Like It Hot,' 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,' and 'The Misfits.' These films showcase her comedic talent and dramatic depth.
Did Marilyn Monroe ever win an Oscar?
Marilyn Monroe never won an Oscar during her lifetime, although she received critical acclaim and nominations for her performances.
What was Marilyn Monroe's first film?
Marilyn Monroe's first film was 'Dangerous Years,' released in 1947. She had a small role that marked the beginning of her Hollywood career.
What is Marilyn Monroe's estimated net worth?
Marilyn Monroe's estimated net worth at the time of her passing was around $10 million, which is significantly higher today due to her lasting legacy.
How did Marilyn Monroe's personal life impact her career?
Marilyn Monroe's tumultuous personal life, including her marriages and struggles with mental health, often influenced her roles and public image, shaping her legacy.
What awards did Marilyn Monroe receive?
Marilyn Monroe received several awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for 'Some Like It Hot' in 1960.
What was Marilyn Monroe's acting style?
Marilyn Monroe's acting style combined charm and vulnerability, often portraying complex characters that resonated with audiences, making her one of the most memorable actresses.
What is a notable milestone in Marilyn Monroe's filmography?
A notable milestone in Marilyn Monroe's filmography is her role in 'Some Like It Hot,' which is considered one of the greatest comedies of all time and solidified her status as a leading actress.