Marilyn Monroe performances and awards

Monroe as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films in 1946–1961. Her career began with shortlived film contracts with 20th Century-Fox in 1946–1947, during which she had bit parts in two films, and Columbia Pictures in 1948, appearing in her first starring role in the low-budget musical Ladies of the Chorus (1948). In the following two years she appeared in minor roles in several films, including The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and All About Eve (1950). Although the roles were small, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Her major breakthrough came in 1953, when she starred in three films: the Technicolor film noir Niagara and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire. Her other films for Fox include River of No Return (1954), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Bus Stop (1956), and Let's Make Love (1960). She founded her own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, in 1955; the company produced one film independently, The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Outside her work for Fox, Monroe also starred in Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Misfits (1961). She was suspended from the filming of Something's Got to Give in June 1962, and the film remained uncompleted when she died in August.

Film appearances

Year	Film	Role	Studio	Further information
1947	Dangerous Years	Evie	20th Century-Fox
1948	Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!†	Betty	20th Century-Fox
1948	Ladies of the Chorus	Peggy Martin	Columbia Pictures	First leading role
1949	Love Happy	Grunion's client	United Artists
1950	A Ticket to Tomahawk†	Clara	20th Century-Fox
1950	The Asphalt Jungle	Angela Phinlay	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1950	All About Eve	Miss Claudia Caswell	20th Century-Fox
1950	The Fireball	Polly	20th Century-Fox
1950	Right Cross†	Dusky Ledoux	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1951	Home Town Story	Iris Martin	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1951	As Young as You Feel	Harriet	20th Century-Fox
1951	Love Nest	Roberta Stevens	20th Century-Fox
1951	Let's Make It Legal	Joyce Mannering	20th Century-Fox
1952	Clash by Night	Peggy	RKO
1952	We're Not Married!	Annabel Jones Norris	20th Century-Fox
1952	Don't Bother to Knock	Nell Forbes	20th Century-Fox
1952	Monkey Business	Miss Lois Laurel	20th Century-Fox
1952	O. Henry's Full House	Streetwalker	20th Century-Fox	Cameo appearance.
1953	Niagara	Rose Loomis	20th Century-Fox
1953	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	Lorelei Lee	20th Century-Fox
1953	How to Marry a Millionaire	Pola Debevoise	20th Century-Fox
1954	River of No Return	Kay Weston	20th Century-Fox
1954	There's No Business Like Show Business	Victoria Hoffman	20th Century-Fox
1955	The Seven Year Itch	The Girl	20th Century-Fox	Contains her iconic white dress subway scene.
1956	Bus Stop	Cherie	20th Century-Fox
1957	The Prince and the Showgirl	Elsie Marina	Warner Brothers	Produced by Marilyn Monroe Productions; the only film made by her company.
1959	Some Like It Hot	Sugar Cane Kowalczyk	United Artists	Won — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
1960	Let's Make Love	Amanda Dell	20th Century-Fox
1961	The Misfits	Roslyn Taber	United Artists	Final completed film.
1962	Something's Got to Give	Ellen Wagstaff Arden	20th Century-Fox	Incomplete film.
† denotes an uncredited performance.

Discography

Year	Film title	Song title
1948	Ladies of the Chorus	"Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy"
		"Anyone Can See I Love You"
		"Ladies of the Chorus"
1950	A Ticket to Tomahawk	"Oh, What a Forward Young Man You Are"
1953	Niagara	"Kiss"
1953	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	"Two Little Girls from Little Rock"
		"When Love Goes Wrong"
		"Bye Bye Baby"
		"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
1953	Recordings for RCA	"She Acts Like A Woman Should"
		"You'd Be Surprised"
		"A Fine Romance"
		"Do It Again"
1954	River of No Return	"I'm Gonna File My Claim"
		"One Silver Dollar"
		"Down in the Meadow"
		"River of No Return"
1954	There's No Business Like Show Business	"Heat Wave"
		"Lazy"
		"After You Get What You Want"
		"A Man Chases a Girl"
1956	Bus Stop	"That Old Black Magic"
1957	The Prince and the Showgirl	"I Found a Dream"
1959	Some Like It Hot	"Runnin' Wild"
		"I Wanna Be Loved By You"
		"I'm Through With Love"
		"Some Like It Hot"
1960	Let's Make Love	"My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
		"Specialization"
		"Let's Make Love"
		"Incurably Romantic"
1962	–	"Happy Birthday, Mr. President"

Awards and nominations

• 1951 Henrietta Award: The Best Young Box Office Personality
• 1952 Photoplay Award: Fastest Rising Star of 1952
• 1952 Photoplay Award: Special Award
• 1952 Look American Magazine Achievement Award: Most Promising Female Newcomer of 1952
• 1953 Golden Globe Henrietta Award: World Film Favorite Female.
• 1953 Sweetheart of the Month (Playboy)
• 1953 Photoplay Award: Most Popular Female Star
• 1954 Photoplay Award for Best Actress: for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire
• 1956 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Seven Year Itch
• 1956 Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Bus Stop
• 1958 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
• 1958 David di Donatello Award (Italian): Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
• 1959 Crystal Star Award (French): Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
• 1960 Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
• 1960 Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Some Like It Hot
• 1962 Golden Globe, World Film Favorite: Female
• 1995 and 2012 (re-dedication) Palm Springs, California, Golden Palm Star – Palm Springs Walk of Stars
• 1999 she was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute in their list AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars.

External links

• Marilyn Monroe filmography at the Internet Movie Database