Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)
52.8 TOPICAL actor score · #506 of 1,977 actors
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) has a TOPICAL actor score of 52.8 - ranked 506 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are career standing and prime. They've won 1 acting honour from 1 nomination, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Their best ten-year run was 1953-1962. Best films: Some Like It Hot (1959), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The Seven Year Itch (1955).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours64
Prime76
Their movies54
Credits24
Career standing88
- Acting honours1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Prime1953-1962
- Credits37 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 12 scored films (10 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 241 languages
Marilyn Monroe's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Some Like It Hot | 1959 | 3 |
| 1,940 | The Misfits | 1961 | 2 |
| 2,035 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 1953 | 2 |
| 2,447 | The Seven Year Itch | 1955 | 1 |
| 3,056 | How to Marry a Millionaire | 1953 | 1 |
| 3,406 | Monkey Business | 1952 | 4 |
| 3,580 | Niagara | 1953 | 1 |
| 3,943 | Bus Stop | 1956 | 1 |
| 4,417 | River of No Return | 1954 | 2 |
| 4,479 | There's No Business Like Show Business | 1954 | 2 |
| 4,645 | The Prince and the Showgirl | 1957 | 1 |
| 4,694 | Let's Make Love | 1960 | 1 |