Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of bad girl characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. Often nicknamed the Blonde Bombshell and the Platinum Blonde, Harlow was popular for her Laughing Vamp screen persona. Though her screen persona changed dramatically during her career, one constant was her sense of humor. She was given superior movie roles to show off her looks and nascent comedic talent. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she became one of the biggest stars in the US, whose image in the public eye has endured. Harlow was consistently voted one of the strongest box office draws in the United States from 1933 onward, often surpassing that of MGMs top leading ladies, such as Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. Her movies also continued to make huge profits at the box office even during the middle of the Depression. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Harlow No. 22 on its greatest female screen legends of classical Hollywood cinema list.

All movies available from Jean Harlow

Poster movie The Secret Six

The Secret Six

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Poster movie Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

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Poster movie Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

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Poster movie Riffraff

Riffraff

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Poster movie That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

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Poster movie That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

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Poster movie That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Par

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Poster movie Honor Bound

Honor Bound

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Movies unavailable from Jean Harlow

Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2005

The Beast of the City

Daisy Stevens, aka Mildred Beaumont

Movie 1932

Hell's Angels

Helen

Movie 1930

Libeled Lady

Gladys Benton

Movie 1936

Platinum Blonde

Ann Schuyler

Movie 1931

Bombshell

Lola Burns

Movie 1933

Personal Property

Crystal Wetherby

Movie 1937

Red Dust

Vantine Jefferson

Movie 1932

Saratoga

Carol Clayton

Movie 1937

Dinner at Eight

Kitty Packard

Movie 1933

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

Movie 1967

The Public Enemy

Gwen Allen

Movie 1931

Liberty

Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)

Movie 1929

Double Whoopee

Swanky blonde

Movie 1929

Bacon Grabbers

Mrs. Kennedy

Movie 1929

Suzy

Suzy

Movie 1936

Reckless

Mona Leslie

Movie 1935

China Seas

Dolly 'China Doll' Portland

Movie 1935

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

Movie 2004

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie 1983

Hold Your Man

Ruby Adams

Movie 1933

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2022

The Girl from Missouri

Eadie

Movie 1934

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1972

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Various Roles (archive footage)

Movie 2008

New York Nights

Party Guest

Movie 1929

The Saturday Night Kid

Hazel

Movie 1929

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1993

Iron Man

Rose Mason

Movie 1931

Close Harmony

Chorus Girl

Movie 1929

Girl 27

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2007

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2000

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)

Movie 1999

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1995

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1986

Three Wise Girls

Cassie Barnes

Movie 1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1945

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1942

Goldie

Goldie

Movie 1931

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2004

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2006

Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2009

Discovering Jean Harlow

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2015

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

Movie 1984

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1997

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie 1961

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

(archive footage)

Movie 1987

Why Be Good?

Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party

Movie 1929

Scarface

Blonde at Paradise Club

Movie 1932

The Big Parade of Comedy

Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Movie 1964

Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

Self

Movie 1931

The Love Parade

Woman in Opera Box

Movie 1930

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2004

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1975

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2003

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1986

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1996

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2007

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1988

The Golden Age of Comedy

archive footage

Movie 1957

Moran of the Marines

Extra (uncredited)

Movie 1928

Chasing Husbands

Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Movie 1928

Fugitives

Extra (uncredited)

Movie 1929

Why Is a Plumber?

Movie 1929

The Unkissed Man

Patient

Movie 1929

Thundering Toupees

Movie 1929

Masquerade

Spectator

Movie 1929

This Thing Called Love

Extra

Movie 1929

Weak But Willing

Blonde Night Club Patron

Movie 1929

Beau Hunks

Jeanie Weenie - in Photo

Movie 1931

Tv series unavailable from Jean Harlow

Intimate Portrait

Self

Tv 1993