Marilyn Monroe

 This redirects to "Norma Jeane". For other uses, see Norma Jean (disambiguation) and Marilyn Monroe (disambiguation).Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962) was an American actress. Her fame is centered around her comedic roles as "blonde bombshells" and was an icon of the gender revolution in the 1950s. Monroe was a star-studded actress for a decade, and her films earned $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) at the time of her death in 1962. [3] Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture long after her demise. [4] In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the most influential female screen legends of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Numerous film critics and media publications have called Monroe one of the greatest actors to never have been nominated for an Academy Award. Monroe was born in Los Angeles and raised there. Her childhood was spent in orphanages, foster homes and foster homes and then got became a bride when she was 16. In the year World War II broke out, Monroe was working in factories. She came across a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit. This led to a brief career as a pin-up model. In late 1950, after some minor roles in films, she signed to a contract with Fox. Within the next two years, she became popular as an actress, with roles in numerous comedies, such as As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Have the Nerve to Knock. While she was a victim of controversy after it was discovered that she took naked pictures before she became a star, the scandal did not affect her career. It actually brought more attention to her films.