Kelli Garner - The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
In 2014 the miniseries The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe premiered in which actress Kelli Garner, famous for her role in the film The Aviator alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, gives life to Marilyn.
The plot of this production, based on the best-seller by J. Randy Taraborrelli, revolves around the imposing actress who swayed her hips on the red carpet; with her daughter who had a stormy relationship with her mother —played by Susan Sarandon—, with whom her mental illness marked her days.
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
The American actress, who became known in the teen series Dawson's Grows, was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the film My Week with Marilyn (2012). She did not get it, but she did take home a Golden Globe. And although she described her filming as "horror", this role meant her consolidation in Hollywood.
The film tells the story behind the filming of one of Monroe's most successful films, The Prince and the Showgirl, directed by the British acting master, Sir Lawrence Olivier, with whom she also shared scenes. The script is based on two books by Colin Clark, who worked as a production assistant on the film and witnessed the clash of egos and the strained relationship between the director-actor and Marilyn.
Uma Thurman - Smash
The protagonist of Kill Bill joined the cast of the series Smash —produced by Steven Spielberg— in 2011 to give life to Rebeca Duval, a film actress who wants to succeed in the theater and is competing for the role of Marilyn Monroe in a musical. of Broadway.
Thurman's character gives away lavish musical numbers, including Happy Birthday, Mr. President.
Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd - Norma Jean and Marilyn
Two actresses bring the movie legend to life in the film Norma Jean and Marilyn, and they represent the two versions of the tormented great star: Ashley Judd, known for her roles in Smoke or The Collector of Lovers, plays the unfortunate Norma Jean; and Mira Sorvino, who was Woody Allen's muse and won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite, to the lavish Marilyn.
The film, which was made only for television —although it did reach movie theaters in Spain— was released in 1996 and its protagonists were nominated for the Golden Globes as Best Actress for their performances.
Theresa Russell - Insignificance
The protagonist of The Razor's Edge gave life to the Hollywood myth in the film Insignificance, in 1985. It is a crazy comedy in which the protagonist of With skirts and like crazy shares a night with the physicist Albert Einstein.
In a hotel room in New York, the Nobel Prize winner and the actress chat about physics, and politics... until Joe DiMaggio, the actress's ex-husband, bursts into the room. A fictional encounter between two of the fundamental personalities of the 20th century.
Catherine Hicks - Marilyn: The Untold Story
Catherine Hicks became famous for giving life to Andy's mother in the first installment of The Devil's Doll and for starring in the series Seventh Heaven, where she played the reverend's wife. But before, Hicks had gotten into the skin of Marilyn Monroe in the telefilm Marilyn: the untold story, which tells the life of the erotic myth: her childhood, her rise to stardom, her stormy love life, and her premature death at 36 years.
