Ashley Judd / Mira Sorvino in “Norma Jean & Marilyn” (1996) Marilyn Monroe’s split identity—either Norma Jean or the platinum-blonde star—is divided between two actresses. Ms.

Norma Jeane Baker, future film star Marilyn Monroe , as a teenager, circa 1938. Just behind her is Ana Lower. Before she became Marilyn she was Norma Jean circa 1940s ...

SIREN'S HEARTis not the familiar victim narrative about Marilyn Monroe. She is still a living icon in the hearts & minds of millions, but in her own time, Norma Jean was suffocate by the mask of ...

Ashley Judd took on the role of Norma Jean Dougherty in HBO’s 1996 film Norma Jean & Marilyn, while Mira Sorvino played Monroe after she took on the Hollywood identity.

The Blonde bombshell on starring in the Marilyn Monroe movie that rocked the world. This was a huge amount of movie to shoot in 47 days. Truly crazy. Especially with everything that the film ...

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Marilyn Monroe became a huge film star and Hollywood icon in the 1950s. Between her iconic roles, her status as a sex symbol, her tumultuous marriages, her alleged ...

Marilyn Monroe’s Sadness Was Deeper Than Anyone Knew (And Owed to Her Mother) ... Norma,’ she would say. ‘Just like Jean Harlow! Or show them how you smile. Just like Jean Harlow.

The death of Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Baker, has been the subject of many rumors and conspiracies. Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Mafia. In a 1982 ...

Marilyn Monroe’s history is often shrouded in mystery and rumor. But Fred Lawrence Guiles’ definitive biography “Norma Jean” sets the record straight, including interviews with some of the ...

A portrait of American actor Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortenson as a young child, playing on a beach in a striped bathing suit. A young Marilyn with her Aunt Ana, 1938.