5".[24] When asked what she had on during the photo shoot, she replied, "The radio".[24] A-list actress Over the following months, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire cemented Monroe's status as an A-list actress, and she became one of the world's biggest movie stars. The lavish Technicolor comedy films established Monroe's "dumb blonde" on-screen persona.[15] In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Monroe's turn as gold-digging showgirl Lorelei Lee won her rave reviews,[25] and the scene where she sang "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" has inspired the likes of Anna Nicole Smith, Madonna,[26] Kylie Minogue,[27] and Geri Halliwell. In the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monroe and co-star Jane Russell pressed their foot- and handprints in the cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. In How to Marry a Millionaire, Monroe was teamed up with Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable. She
Oktoobris antakse teada lahutusest. 1955 "Seitsme aasta abielukriis" (The Seven Year Itch), milles tehtud rolli peetakse Marilyni üheks tugevamaks. Filmiest on pärit legendaarne kaader, kus mertoorestist kerkiv tõmbetuul lennutab näitlejatari valge kleidi õhku. 1956 "Bussipeatus" (Bus Stop), millega Marilyn tõestas kriitikutele draamanäitleja võimeid. Abiellumine näitekirjanik Arthur Milleriga. 1957 "Prints ja tantsutüdruk" (The Prince and the Showgirl), partneriks sir Laurence Olivier. 1959 osatäitmine filmis "Dzässis ainult tüdrukud" (Some Like It Hot), mille eest Marilyn pälvib parima komöödianäitlejanna Kuldgloobuse. Partneriteks Jack Lemmon ja Tony Curtis. 1960 "Armastagem" (Let's Make Love), partneriks Yves Montand, kellega Marilynil tekib armusuhe. 1961 lahutus Arthur Millerist. Milleri stsenaariumi alusel valminud draama "Kohanematud" (The Mistifs), mis jäi luigelauluks nii Marilynile kui ka tema partnerile
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