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Jean Harlow (I) (1911–1937)

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The dentist's daughter eloped at age 16 with a young businessman and wound up in Los Angeles where she found work as an extra and bit player (examples: Moran of the Marines and Liberty) and somewhat more prominently in Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy shorts ( Double Whoopee, Bacon Grabbers)... See full bio »

Born:

Harlean Harlow Carpenter
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 26) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Jean Harlow Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor circa 1930 Still of Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy and William Powell in Libeled Lady Jean Harlow c. 1932 Jean Harlow playing tennis at the Pacific Coast Tennis Club c.1932 Jean Harlow
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1937 Saratoga
Carol Clayton
 
1937 Personal Property
Crystal Wetherby
 
1936 Libeled Lady
Gladys
 
1936 Suzy
Suzy Trent
 
1936 Wife vs. Secretary
Whitey
 
1936 Riffraff
Hattie
 
1935 China Seas
China Doll
 
1935 Reckless
Mona
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Eadie
 
1933 Bombshell
Lola Burns
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Kitty Packard
 
1933 Hold Your Man
Ruby
 
1932 Red Dust
Vantine
 
1932 Red-Headed Woman
Lillian 'Lil'/'Red' Andrews Legendre
 
1932 Scarface
Blonde at Paradise Club - Cameo appearance in nightclub (uncredited)
 
1932 The Beast of the City
Daisy
 
1932 Three Wise Girls
Cassie Barnes
 
1931 Platinum Blonde
Ann Schuyler
 
1931 Goldie
Goldie
 
1931 Iron Man
Rose Mason
 
1931 The Public Enemy
Gwen Allen
 
1931 The Secret Six
Anne
 
1931 City Lights
Extra in Restaurant Scene (uncredited)
 
1930 Hell's Angels
Helen (as Jean Harlowe)
 
1929 New York Nights
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1929 Weak But Willing (short) (uncredited)
 
1929 This Thing Called Love
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1929 The Love Parade
Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
 
1929 The Saturday Night Kid
Hazel (uncredited)
 
1929 Bacon Grabbers (short)
Mrs. Kennedy
 
1929 Masquerade
Spectator (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1929 Thundering Toupees (short)
 
1929 Double Whoopee (short)
Swanky blonde
 
1929 The Unkissed Man (short) (uncredited)
 
1929 Close Harmony (uncredited)
 
1929 Why Is a Plumber? (short)
 
1929 Why Be Good?
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1929 Fugitives
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1929 Liberty (short)
Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)
 
1928 Chasing Husbands (short)
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
 
1928 Moran of the Marines
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1928 Honor Bound
Extra (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
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1993 Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (TV documentary) (performer: "Hear What My Heart Is Saying" 1935)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (performer: "Reckless" 1935 - uncredited, "Did I Remember" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1936 Suzy (performer: "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" 1914 - uncredited, "The Wedding March" 1842 - uncredited, "Did I Remember To Tell You I Adore You?" 1936, "Under the Bamboo Tree" 1902 - uncredited / "Did I Remember To Tell You I Adore You?" 1936)
 
1936 Riffraff (performer: "You Are My Lucky Star" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1935 Reckless (performer: "Reckless" 1935, "Trocadero" 1934 - uncredited, "Ev'rything's Been Done Before" 1935, "Hear What My Heart Is Saying" 1935 / "Reckless" 1935)
 
1933 Hold Your Man ("Hold Your Man" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1932 Red Dust ("There's No Place Like Home Home, Sweet Home" 1823 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1937 The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (short)
Herself
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (short)
Herself
 
1932/II Screen Snapshots (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (50 titles)
2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2004-2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
2007 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Girl 27 (documentary)
Herself
 
2004 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Herself - At the premiere
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2002 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
1993-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
History's Mysteries: Infamous Murders (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (TV documentary)
Herself (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (uncredited)
 
1998 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
 
1997 Judy Garland's Hollywood (video documentary)
 
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
 
1993 Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1992 A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (TV movie)
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars
Herself
 
1991 Only in Hollywood
Herself
 
1989 Two Tragic Blondes (video documentary)
Herself
 
1989 Death Scenes (video documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Actress in Movie Clip
 
1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Kitty Packard
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clips from 'Dinner at Eight' & 'Reckless' etc.
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Herself
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Herself
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clips from 'Reckless' & 'Suzy'
 
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV documentary)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clips from 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
 
1967 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (documentary)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Herself
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Herself
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man'
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1957 The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
 
1945 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (documentary short)
Herself
 
1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 2 (short)
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Harlean Carpenter | Jean Harlowe

Height:

5' 1½" (1.56 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I was not a born actress. No one knows it better than I. If I had any latent talent, I have had to work hard, listen carefully, do things over and over and then over again in order to bring it out. See more »

Trivia:

Is one of the many movie stars mentioned in Madonna's song "Vogue" See more »

Trademark:

Wise-cracking platinum blonde See more »

Nickname:

Baby See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces