Jean Harlow: movies and TV shows
Jean Harlow has 88 credits in the archive: 86 films and 2 TV series, from 1928 to 2023. Highest rated: MGM Parade (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1928 – 2023 · busiest year: 1929 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Powell | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 112 |
| 2022 | Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe | Film | 7.8 | 111 | |
| 2022 | Becoming Marilyn | (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 111 |
| 2020 | Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth | Self(archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 109 |
| 2015 | Discovering Jean Harlow | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 104 |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Various Roles (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 97 |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.3 | 96 |
| 2006 | 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 95 |
| 2005 | Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 94 |
| 2004 | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 93 |
| 2004 | Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 93 |
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 92 |
| 2001 | Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2000 | Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 89 |
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl | Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 88 |
| 1997 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 86 |
| 1996 | Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 1996 | The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 85 |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch | Film | 8.3 | 84 | |
| 1995 | Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 84 |
| 1995 | Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 84 |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 83 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 82 |
| 1990 | Death In Hollywood | Film | 6.8 | 79 | |
| 1989 | Death Scenes | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.5 | 78 |
| 1989 | Two Tragic Blondes - Marilyn Monroe And Jean Harlow | Film | 9.0 | 78 | |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 77 |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 75 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | archive footage | Film | 7.4 | 75 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Monroe | archive footage | Film | 10.0 | 75 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 63 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1967 | The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self - Actress 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 50 |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 31 |
| 1937 | Saratoga | Carol Clayton | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1937 | Personal Property | Crystal Wetherby | Film | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Gladys | Film | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Helen 'Whitey' Wilson | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Hattie | Film | 5.4 | 25 |
| 1936 | Suzy | Suzy | Film | 5.9 | 25 |
| 1935 | China Seas | Dolly 'China Doll' Portland | Film | 6.2 | 24 |
| 1935 | Reckless | Mona Leslie | Film | 5.1 | 24 |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri | Eadie | Film | 7.4 | 23 |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Kitty Packard | Film | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Lola Burns | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man | Ruby Adams | Film | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 | Self | Film | — | 22 |
| 1932 | Scarface | Blonde at Paradise Club | Film | 7.4 | 21 |
| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | Lillian 'Lil' / 'Red' Andrews Legendre | Film | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1932 | Red Dust | Vantine Jefferson | Film | 6.9 | 21 |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont | Film | 5.9 | 21 |
| 1932 | Three Wise Girls | Cassie Barnes | Film | 5.7 | 21 |
| 1931 | Beau Hunks | Jeanie Weenie - in Photo | Film | 6.8 | 20 |
| 1931 | Goldie | Goldie | Film | 5.6 | 20 |
| 1931 | The Public Enemy | Gwen Allen | Film | 7.3 | 20 |
| 1931 | The Secret Six | Anne Courtland | Film | 5.6 | 20 |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Rose Mason | Film | 5.7 | 20 |
| 1931 | Platinum Blonde | Ann Schuyler | Film | 6.7 | 20 |
| 1931 | Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3) | Self | Film | — | 20 |
| 1930 | Hell's Angels | Helen | Film | 6.5 | 19 |
| 1929 | Bacon Grabbers | Mrs. Kennedy | Film | 6.4 | 18 |
| 1929 | Double Whoopee | Swanky blonde | Film | 6.8 | 18 |
| 1929 | The Love Parade | Woman in Opera Box (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 18 |
| 1929 | Liberty | Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter) | Film | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1929 | The Unkissed Man | Patient | Film | — | 18 |
| 1929 | The Saturday Night Kid | Hazel | Film | 4.7 | 18 |
| 1929 | Masquerade | Spectator | Film | 10.0 | 18 |
| 1929 | Why Be Good? | Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party | Film | 6.8 | 18 |
| 1929 | New York Nights | Party Guest | Film | 5.5 | 18 |
| 1929 | Why Is a Plumber? | Film | 8.0 | 18 | |
| 1929 | This Thing Called Love | Extra | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1929 | Fugitives | Extra (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 18 |
| 1929 | Close Harmony | Chorus Girl | Film | 6.8 | 18 |
| 1929 | Thundering Toupees | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1929 | Weak But Willing | Blonde Night Club Patron | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1928 | Chasing Husbands | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 17 |
| 1928 | Honor Bound | Extra | Film | 9.0 | 17 |
| 1928 | Moran of the Marines | Extra (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 17 |