Achievements

 Marilyn Monroe’s Achievements:

Marilyn started playing little roles in the movies. Her first role was in 1974 in the movie “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim”. After this movie she played minor characters until John Huston provided her with a small but important role in the movie “The Asphalt Jungle”. Her performance in the movie “All About Eve” gave her more admire of the people. After that, Marilyn Monroe worked in movies such as “  [|Let's Make It Legal] //”// , “   [|As Young As You Feel] //”//  ,”   [|Monkey Business] //”//   and “   [|Don't Bother to Knock] //”//  . However, her performance in the movie “Niagara” was the one who take her to her fame. (Monroe, LLC Site, 2006)

Her success with her role at “Niagara” was followed by her performance in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “How to Marry a Millionaire”. After participating in these movies, Marilyn was voted the Best New Actress in 1953, by Photoplay. In 1955 Marilyn moved to New York to study in Lee Strasberg’s Studio. After studying in Strasberg’s Studio, Marilyn started her own company, Marilyn Monroe Production. (Monroe, LLC Site, 2006)

One of her important achievements was her performance in the film “Some Like It Hot”. Because of her act in this movie she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1959. She also was awarded with a Golden Globe for female World Film Favorite in 1962. In all her life, Marilyn Monroe starred in 30 movies. (Monroe, LLC Site, 2006)

During her life Marilyn won a lot of awards. Between all of them are: Nomination for Best Foreign Actress, 1956 British Academy Awards, Nomination for Best Foreign Actress, 1958 British Academy Awards, David Di Donatello Prize for Best Foreign Actress, and some more. She was also Chosen by Empire Magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (1995), voted Empire (UK) Magazine's "Sexiest Female Movie Star of all Time" (1995), ranked #8 in Empire (UK) Magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" (1997) and some more. (Monroe, LLC Site, 2006)

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