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Portrait of Jane Russell

Acting

Jane Russell

Career

Active from 1943 to 1987, with a break from 1971 to 1985, busiest in 1952 and 1955 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jane Russell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Western 2
  • Treasure Hunt 2
  • Bob Hope Comedy 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 75
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as archive footage

Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

as (archive footage)

1980s

5 titles · average score 72
Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe
Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe (1987)

as archive footage

Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (1986)

as archive footage

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
GoodWatch score 74

as archive footage

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Ava Fontaine

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 58
Cauliflower Cupids
Cauliflower Cupids (1970)

as Nira DiLaurento

Darker Than Amber
Darker Than Amber (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alabama Tigress

1960s

4 titles · average score 54
The Born Losers
The Born Losers (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Shorn

Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

as Nona Williams

Waco
Waco (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jill Stone

Marilyn
Marilyn (1963)

as archive footage

1950s

19 titles · average score 60
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

as Laurel Stevens

Hot Blood
Hot Blood (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Annie Caldash

The Revolt of Mamie Stover
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mamie Stover

The Tall Men
The Tall Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nella Turner

Underwater!
Underwater! (1955)
GoodWatch score 44

as Theresa Gray

The French Line
The French Line (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mary 'Mame' Carson

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

as Dorothy Shaw

Macao
Macao (1952)
GoodWatch score 48

as Julie Benson

The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Linda Rollins

Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface (1952)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mike 'The Torch' Delroy

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lenore Brent

Double Dynamite
Double Dynamite (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mildred 'Mibs' Goodhue

1940s

3 titles · average score 65
The Paleface
The Paleface (1948)
GoodWatch score 81

as Calamity Jane

Young Widow
Young Widow (1946)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joan Kenwood

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Rio McDonald