How old was Marilyn Monroe in her first movie: The Shocking Miss Pilgrim?
Marilyn Monroe was 19 in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim when she played the character 'Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)'.
That was over 77 years ago in 1947.
This was her first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be her first actual acting role).
In 1962 she died aged just 36, starring in 94 films in her career, 93 of those after The Shocking Miss Pilgrim was first released. If she were alive today she would be 97.
How old do you think she looks in the movie?
In The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, I think Marilyn Monroe looks:
Did you know?
- Director George Seaton has worked with Marilyn Monroe just once in her career.
- Marilyn Monroe's first movie was as 'Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)' in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, released in 1947 when she was 19
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim scores 8.13 out of 10 on TMDB.
