Portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Acting

Marilyn Monroe

Career

Active from 1948 to 2027, with a break from 1962 to 1985, busiest in 1952 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marilyn Monroe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 10
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Marilyn Monroe 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Optimistic 2
  • Charming 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Escapist Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 75
Portrait of Norma Jeane
Portrait of Norma Jeane (2027)

as (archive footage)

Marilyn and the Mob
Marilyn and the Mob (2026)

TV show ยท as archive footage

Bardot
Bardot (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as archive footage

Crushtime
Crushtime (2025)

as L'actrice blonde

My Life as Marilyn
My Life as Marilyn (2023)

as archive footage

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as archive footage

Marilyn, a woman of today
Marilyn, a woman of today (2022)

as archive footage

Andy Warhol's America
Andy Warhol's America (2022)

TV show ยท as archive footage

Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe
Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe (2022)

as (archive footage)

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Scandalous: The Death of Marilyn Monroe (Director's Cut)
Scandalous: The Death of Marilyn Monroe (Director's Cut) (2019)

TV show ยท as archive footage

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent (2016)

as (archive footage)

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Girl (archive footage)

Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

as archive footage

Footsteps on the Ceiling
Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013)

as Miss Caswell (archive footage)

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
GoodWatch score 78

as (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments
Marilyn Monroe: The Last Torments (2011)

as archive footage

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved (2010)

as archive footage

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 72
The Body of Marilyn Monroe
The Body of Marilyn Monroe (2004)

as archive footage

Marilyn vs Marilyn
Marilyn vs Marilyn (2002)

as archive footage

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as archive footage

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 88
We Remember Marilyn
We Remember Marilyn (1996)

as archive footage

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (1992)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 74
Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe
Norma Jean Alias Marilyn Monroe (1987)

as archive footage

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

as archive footage

Voyage to Nowhere
Voyage to Nowhere (1986)
GoodWatch score 74

as (archive footage)(uncredited)

Cล“ur bleu
Cล“ur bleu (1980)

Songs

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 67
The Misfits
The Misfits (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Roslyn Taber

Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Amanda Dell

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 64
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Elsie

Bus Stop
Bus Stop (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cherie

The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Girl

River of No Return
River of No Return (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kay Weston

There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Vicky

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

as Lorelei Lee

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Pola Debevoise

Niagara
Niagara (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Rose Loomis

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nell Forbes

O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Streetwalker (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lois Laurel

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 62
Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Grunion's Client

Ladies of the Chorus
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Peggy Martin

Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Extra at Square Dance (uncredited)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Betty (uncredited)

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Dangerous Years
Dangerous Years (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Evie