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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model who became one of the most popular screen figures of the 1950s. Born in Los Angeles, she started as a pin-up model during World War II and signed short contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures before a longer Fox deal in 1951. Early supporting roles in All About Eve (1950) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950) drew attention, and she broke through in 1953 with Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and How to Marry a Millionaire. She starred in The Seven Year Itch (1955), earned critical praise for Bus Stop (1956), and received a BAFTA nomination for The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), winning a David di Donatello Award. Her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959) won a Golden Globe, and her last completed film was The Misfits (1961).

36years old at death

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Died Brentwood
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Norma Jeane Mortenson (birth name)Also credited as Norma Jean Mortenson Dougherty, Norma Jean Mortenson Miller, Mėrilin Monro, Norma Jean Miller and Noma Jeane DiMaggio

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
64 years1948 to 2012

Genres

Photos

  • Marilyn Monroe, photo 1 of 3
  • Marilyn Monroe, photo 2 of 3
  • Marilyn Monroe, photo 3 of 3

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Marilyn Monroe movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Some Like It Hot1959 Comedy, Romanceas Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

    IMDb rating 8.2307K votes

  2. The Seven Year Itch1955 Comedy, Romanceas The Girl

    IMDb rating 7.046K votes

  3. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953as Lorelei Lee

    IMDb rating 7.147K votes

  4. How to Marry a Millionaire1953as Pola Debevoise

    IMDb rating 6.827K votes

  5. Niagara1953as Rose Loomis

    IMDb rating 7.023K votes

  6. The Misfits1961as Roslyn Taber

    IMDb rating 7.225K votes

  7. All About Eve1950as Miss Casswell

    IMDb rating 8.2151K votes

  8. Bus Stop1956as Cherie

    IMDb rating 6.314K votes

Most often with

Howard Hawks directed three of these films, Billy Wilder two and John Huston two. David Wayne appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Marilyn Monroe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$97.7 million

12 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 15 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 15Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Some Like It Hot1959as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
    $25M25.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Seven Year Itch1955as The Girl
    $12M12.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Niagara1953as Rose Loomis
    $8.5M8.7% of the total
  4. 4
    All About Eve1950as Miss Casswell
    $8.4M8.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Misfits1961as Roslyn Taber
    $8.2M8.4% of the total
  6. 6
    How to Marry a Millionaire1953as Pola Debevoise
    $8.0M8.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Bus Stop1956as Cherie
    $7.3M7.4% of the total
  8. 8
    $7.1M7.3% of the total
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), $5.3 millionRiver of No Return (1954), $3.8 millionThe Asphalt Jungle (1950), $2.1 millionMonkey Business (1952), $2.0 million

$13.3 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1958 to 1961, two of them major.

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Marilyn Monroe's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1960AwardsWon
1959Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedySome Like It HotWon
Other honors
1961Henrietta AwardWon
1958Targa d'OroThe Prince and the ShowgirlWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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