Marilyn Monroe acted in a film.
As Young as You Feel ( 1951 ) is a comedy film starring Monty Woolley , Thelma Ritter , and David Wayne , with Marilyn Monroe in a small role . Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film of the 1949 stage musical , released by 20th Century Fox , directed by Howard Hawks , and starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe with Charles Coburn , Elliott Reid , Tommy Noonan , George Winslow , Taylor Holmes and Norma Varden in supporting roles . Marilyn Monroe . She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project , but returned to star in one of the biggest box office successes of her career , The Seven Year Itch ( 1955 ) . The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a three-act play with the same name by George Axelrod .