Marilyn Monroe in popular culture

American actress Marilyn Monroe's life and persona have been depicted in film, television, music, the arts, and by other celebrities.

Advertising
 Absolut vodka: "Absolut Marilyn" (1995) by Chiat/Day
 Bavaria (2014): Monroe hangs out with other dead celebrities on a desert island such as Elvis Presley, Tupac Shakur, Bruce Lee, Kurt Cobain and John Lennon
 Born This Way Foundation: "Pages" (2013) a brief video clip of Monroe can be seen in the ad.
 Československá obchodní banka: "Marilyn" (2008) by MUW Saatchi & Saatchi
 Chanel No. 5:
 (1994) Carole Bouquet morphs into Monroe
 (2013) "It's the Truth" commercial
 Christian Dior: "J'adore" perfume (2011) featuring Charlize Theron
 Citibank: "The Ex" (2012) featuring Giada De Laurentiis, and Alicia Keys
 Citroën: "DS3" (2010)
 Coca-Cola (1953): Monroe's scenes from the 1951 film Love Nest were spliced into Coke Time with Eddie Fisher a 15-minute show that aired on Wednesday and Friday from 1953 until 1957. The show was sponsored by Coca-Cola and would feature celebrities praising the soda.
 Dolce & Gabbana: (2009) with Scarlett Johansson
 DSW: "The Savvy Shoe Lovers" (2013), a woman apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
 Emporio Armani: Diamonds "Can You Resist?" (2007) Beyoncé sings an updated version of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 Fiat: "Fiat Nuova 500" (2007)
 Gap: "Gap khakis" (1993)
 Giovanni Rana (1997): Rana is put into one of Monroe's classic 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire.
 Go Daddy: Super Bowl XLIV (2010) Danica Patrick apes Monroe
 Grolsch Premium Blond (2007): Featuring vintage film reels of Monroe while she sings "I wanna be loved by You".
 Holsten Pils (1988): The ad features comedian Griff Rhys-Jones riffing with Monroe.
 HSBC: "Marilyn" (2008) by JWT
 Hubba Bubba: interactive poster (2008) by DDB Sydney
 Imperial Chemical Industries-Dulux: "Paint" (2005)
 Ivi Fusion "Secret Baby" (2007) by BBDO Athens Monroe and Albert Einstein finds out what would it be like if they had a child.
 Jeep: "Portraits" (2016) Monroe is one of the iconic black and white portraits throughout its history in celebration of its 75th Anniversary. According to the tagline, it clearly states that "We Don't Make Jeep, You Do!"
 Levi Strauss & Co.: "Our Models Can Beat Up Your Models" (1998) by Chiat/Day
 Library of Congress: "Library of Congress Experience" (2008)
 M&M: "Marilyn" (2008): the green M&M tries to mimic Monroe's voice.
 MasterCard: "Break in Your Jeans" (2009) by McCann Erickson 
 Match-Ems Gummies: "Extra Hands" (2018) Monroe's pink gloved hand from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes holding a blue gummy on the left side can briefly be seen in the beginning. 
 Mercedes-Benz: "GLK-Class" (2008)
 Müller Corner: (1997) In the "Candy Corner" segment of the advert, former star of the hit British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (or abbreviated as Ab Fab) Joanna Lumley (who's mostly well known for playing Patsy Stone) in a matching blue dress and gloves does a brief tribute to "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. According to her, it was dubbed as your "glitzy, glitzy, extravagant side!" where she wants to be flown in the air by a group of men in white tuxedos but is accidentally dropped in the process. (NOTE: She does not sing at all)
 NET Serviços: TV campaign (2002)
 Nike: "Dialogue" (1991) by Wieden+Kennedy
 Pepsi Wild Cherry: "Explosively Cherry" (2014) A Brunette woman's white dress with cherry patterns briefly billows quickly after a man pops the cap off a bottle of the soda. Then, the cherry patterns start to fizzle away or dissolve as the guy drinks the beverage
 Procter & Gamble: Tampax (2006) by Vitruvio/Leo Burnett
 Reckitt Benckiser: Veet Hair Removal Cream (2006) by JWT Brazil
 Roberto Cavalli: Spring collection (2009) with Daria Werbowy 
 Royal Triton Motor Oil (1950): The one and only commercial Monroe made in her lifetime.
 Science World: "We Can Explain" (2006) by Rethink 
 Sexy Hair "Sexy is Forever" (2014): a model dubbed as "the modern Marilyn" is interspersed with Milton Greene's photos of the star and some of her quotes.
 Sierra Mist: "Where's Wallace? Featuring Patton Oswalt" (2004) a parade of Scottish bagpipers fills the screen. All were sweating. Suddenly several are inquiring "Where's Wallace?" as his bagpipe is seen lying on the pavement. The camera pans to Wallace (Oswalt) standing over a subway vent, his kilt blowing as high as Marilyn Monroe's famous white dress in The Seven Year Itch with a look of relief on his face. 
 Snickers: "You're Not You When You're Hungry" (2016) by BBDO, Willem Dafoe morphs into Monroe before shooting The Seven Year Itch skirt-blowing scene
 Sony Cybershot: "Marilyn" (2011): The ad crops a photo of Monroe from her 1956 trip to England as it pans out to a reimagined scene having caused a car accident.
 Sunsilk: "Life Can't Wait" (2008)
 Trivial Pursuit: "Marilyn Manson-Monroe" by Publicis Machine Johannesburg advertising agency (2015) "Singer Marilyn Manson's head is attached to Marilyn Monroe's body".
 Unilever: Close-Up Toothpaste (2001) by JWT
 Univision: "Monroe It" (2002) a blonde woman in a red dress gets it blown high
 Visa: "Signature Card" (2004) by BBDO
 Volkswagen: (2004)
 Yuhan: Rapicold (2006) by Diamond Ogilvy

Architecture
 Absolute World: Building #4 and Building #5 are nicknamed "Marilyn Monroe"

Art
 William Anastasi: Untitled (1995), and Untitled (1996)
 Ashley Anderson: Shinobi Marilyn (2012)
 Clive Barker: MM (1999)
 Cherie Bender: The Incandescents: Marilyn Monroe (2009)
 Peter Hill Beard: Marilyn Monroe (1972)
 Pierre Bellocq: Canvas of Stars mural for Gallagher's Steak House (2006)
 Maurice Bennett: Marilyn Monroe (2011)
 Pierre Bismuth:
 Following the Right Hand of Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot (2005)
 Following the Right Hand of Marilyn Monroe in The Misfits (2006)
 Peter Blake:
 Marilyn Monroe Over a Painting No 1 (1989–1990)
 Marilyn Monroe Wall No 2, "MM Red Yellow" (1990)
 M for Marilyn Monroe
 H.O.M.A.G.E. (1991)
 Pauline Boty: The Only Blonde in the World (1963) 
 Charles Bragg: Chasen's Jockey Club
 Marcel Broodthaers: Tour Marilyn (1965)
 Erik Bulatov: Marilyn (2000)
 Philip Burke: Marilyn Monroe (2003)
 Silvano Campeggi:
 Marilyn Monroe (1957)
 Nano in Marilyn's Eyes (2000)
 Reginald Case:
 Tropical Marilyn
 First Version X and Flowers
 Marilyn-Green Dress
 Christo: Wrapped Magazine Marilyn (1962)
 Bruce Conner: Marilyn Times Five
 Salvador Dalí:
 Self-Portrait (1967)
 Mao Monroe (1972)
 Marilyn Monroe installation
 Allan D'Arcangelo:
 Marilyn (1962)
 Marilyn Found (1962)
 Olivia De Berardinis:
 Marilyn Monroe Nude (1990)
 Marilyn (1991)
 Poofie Print IV
 Jerry De La Cruz: Monroe (2002)
 Willem de Kooning: Marilyn Monroe (1954)
 Devon Dikeou: Marilyn Monroe Wanted to be Buried in Pucci installation (2008)
 Dolk: Pope Benedict XVI as Marilyn Monroe (2011)
 Erró:
 Daydream
 The Forgotten Future
 House of Gore
 Not Far Enough
 Your Love Don't Pay My Bills
 Sad Movies Make Me Cry (2001)
 Jim Evans: Marilyn Monroe (1991)
 Shepard Fairey: Marilyn Warhol (2000)
 Charles Fazzino:
 Forever Marilyn (1998)
 Love and Kisses, Marilyn (2008)
 Audrey Flack: Marilyn: Golden Girl (1978)
 Howard Finster: Marilyn Monroe (1999)
 James Gill:
 Marilyn Tryptych (1962) 
 Pink Marilyn (2008)
 Douglas Gordon: Self-Portrait as Kurt Cobain as Andy Warhol as Myra Hindley as Marilyn Monroe (1996)
 Vladimir Gorsky: Marilyn Monroe
 Richard Hamilton: My Marilyn (1966)
 Keith Haring: Marilyn Monroe (1981)
 Margaret Harrison: Anonymous Was a Woman From Rosa Luxemburg to Janis Joplin (1977)
 Gottfried Helnwein:
 Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1984)
 Marilyn (1992)
 Al Hirschfeld: 1954 Movies (1954)
 Jonathan Horowitz: Talking Without Thinking (2001)
 Robert Indiana:
 The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean (1998)
 Marilyn, Marilyn (1999)
 Sunburst Marilyn (2001)
 John Seward Johnson II: Forever Marilyn (2011)
 Ray Johnson: Dear Marilyn Monroe (1972)
 Dear Marilyn Monroe/Chuck Close (1980)
 Allen Jones: Marilyn Monroe (1960–1961)
 Steve Kaufman:
 Marilyn Monroe State (1995–1999)
 Pop Marilyn
 Barbara Kruger: Not Stupid Enough (1997)
 Sebastian Krüger: Marilyn Monroe
 David LaChapelle: Amanda Lepore as Andy Warhol's Marilyn (2007)
 Jean-Jacques Lebel: Taking a Real Good Peek at Marilyn's Amazing Offer (1961)
 Zoe Leonard: Marilyn (1990–1995)
 Richard Lindner: Marilyn Was Here (1970)
 Gina Lollobrigida: My Friend, Marilyn Monroe (2003)
 Bob Mackie: Marilyn Monroe (1977)
 Christopher Makos:
 Andy Warhol Looks Like Marilyn Monroe (1982)
 Andy Warhol 'I'm not Marilyn Monroe''' (1982)
 Altered Images (1982)
 Louis Marchetti: Marilyn Monroe Derek Marlowe: A Slight Misfit (1962) 
 Earl Moran: Lady in the Light (1945)
 Yasumasa Morimura:
 Self Portrait (1995)
 Red Marilyn (1995)
 Mr. Brainwash:
 Marilyn Monroe (2008)
 Spock/Marilyn Monroe (2009)
 Andy Warhol/Marilyn Monroe (2009)
 Nolita mural (2010)
 Vik Muniz:
 Marilyn (after Andy Warhol) (2001)
 Bloody Marilyn (2001)
 Marilyn (Pictures of Diamonds) (2004)
 LeRoy Neiman: The President's Birthday (1962)
 Shelley Niro: The 500 Year Itch (1992)
 Claes Oldenburg: Ghost Wardrobe (for M.M.) (1967)
 Eduardo Paolozzi:
 Bash (1971)
 Dear Marilyn Monroe Ed Paschke: Pink Lady 2 (1993)
 Pier Paolo Pasolini: La Rabbia (1963)
 Guy Peellaert: Marilyn Monroe (1994–1999)
 Raymond Pettibon: No Title (1990–2003)
 Paul Pfeiffer: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: 1 (2000)
 Peter Phillips: For Men Only, Starring MM and BB (1961)
 Arnulf Rainer: Mythos Marilyn series (2002)
 Mel Ramos: Peek-a-Boo series (2002)
 Robert Rauschenberg: Test Stone #1 (1967)
 Tom Richmond: Marilyn Monroe (1998)
 Faith Ringgold: Marilyn Monroe (1997)
 James Rosenquist: Marilyn Monroe I (1962) 
 Mimmo Rotella:
 Marilyn Monroe (1962)
 Marilyn Decollage (1964)
 I Vilti (1998)
 Marilyn II (1979)
 La Magnifica Preda (2004)
 George Segal: The Film Poster (1967)
 Richard Serra: Marilyn Monroe-Greta Garbo (1981)
 Cindy Sherman: Untitled (1986)
 Roger Shimomura: Heroine, Hammer, Hibachi" (1987)
 Hajime Sorayama: Sexy Robot in Yellow (album cover of Aerosmith's Just Push Play)
 Daniel Spoerri:
 The Spirit of Marilyn Captured by Merlin (2003)
 Merlin Meets Marilyn (2003)
 Der Teddybar von MM (2003)
 John Stango: Marilyn Monroe (2010)
 Brett-Livingstone Strong: Tribute to Marilyn Monroe (1989)
 Harold Town: Superstar (1970)
 Jacques Villeglé: Marilyn (1982)
 Wolf Vostell: Marilyn Monroe (1962)
 Erik Wahl: Untitled (2012) (bought by Pink)
 Kerry Waghorn: Marilyn Monroe
 Petrus Wandrey: Memento-Marilyn-Monroe (2003)
 Andy Warhol:
 Marilyn Diptych
 Twenty-five Colored Marilyns (1962)
 Shot Marilyns
 Untitled from Marilyn Monroe
 Tom Wesselmann: Marilyn in Bed (1984)
 Stephen B. Whatley: 40th Anniversary Tribute (2002)
 Jon Whitcomb:
 Untitled (1958) (owned by Joe DiMaggio)
 Cover and illustrations for the March 1959 Cosmopolitan
 Susan Dorothea White: The Crowning with Sexism (1994)
 Willard Wigan: Marilyn Monroe on a Diamond (2007–2008)
 Erwin Wurm: Thinking About Marilyn (2003)
 Jean-Pierre Yvaral: Marilyn Monroe series (1990–1994)
 Zevs: Visual Violation – Marilyn Monroe (2011)

See also: Marilyn in Art Roger Taylor (Ed.), Chaucer Press (2006), 

See also: Elvis + Marilyn: 2x Immortal Geri DePaoli (Ed.), Rizzoli (1994),

Celebrities as Monroe
 Amy Lee: dressed as Monroe (according to her she's called "Scarilyn Monroe") from The Seven Year Itch for the Halloween Party in 2007
 Anna Nicole Smith: aspired to be her favorite blonde Marilyn Monroe
 Christina Aguilera: for the June 2006 GQ
 Courtney Stodden: dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch wearing clear platform heels in 2012.
 Drew Barrymore: for the September 1996 George
 Barbara Walters: as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes from a Halloween episode of The View in 2003.
 Beyoncé: for the May 2014 Out
 Lara Bingle: for the August 2008 Australian Cosmopolitan
 Hillary Clinton: retouched photo aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch on the October 1995 Spy
 Hugh Hefner: wants to be buried next to Monroe's gravestone when he dies. Hefner passed away in 2017.
 Mariah Carey: paid homage to Marylin's 1953 visit to U.S. troops in Korea in her "I Still Believe" music video.
 Cindy Crawford, Daryl Hannah, Ashley Judd, and Heather Locklear: for the May/June 1997 American Photo
 Miley Cyrus: for the March 2014 German Vogue
 James Franco: at the 83rd Academy Awards
 Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders: aped "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 Jade Goody: as Marilyn Diptych for The Daily Star
 Rachel Hunter: dressed as Monroe in an episode of the British reality competition series Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes in 2000.
 Rudolph Giuliani: for the 1997 New York Inner Circle press dinner
 Sharon Osbourne: dressed as Monroe as she is lip synching to Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend during their 2nd Annual Rocktober Lip Sync War on an episode of The Talk in 2016.
 Paris Hilton: for the August 2010 launch of her perfume, Tease
 Nicole Kidman: for the March 2008 Harper's Bazaar Australia
 Lindsay Lohan: recreated The Last Sitting with photographer Bert Stern for the February 25, 2008 New York
 for the July 2009 Vogue España
 for the January/February 2012 Playboy
 Jennifer Lopez: paid homage to "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" on the April 22, 2010 Lopez Tonight
 Madonna: for the April 1991 Vanity Fair shot by Steven Meisel
 Katie Couric: Dressed as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for The Today Show Halloween episode in 2005.
 Kylie Minogue: regularly performs as Monroe
 Andreja Pejić: "Marilyn Off Duty" shoot for the October 2011 Lovecat Magazine
 Lisa Marie Presley: for Herb Ritts and made-up by Kevyn Aucoin
 Britney Spears: performed "If U Seek Amy" as Monroe on her Femme Fatale Tour
 The Seven Year Itch "subway grate" pose has been aped by numerous celebrities, including Annalise Braakensiek, Melissa George, Geri Halliwell, Anna Kournikova, Tiffany Pollard, Samantha Riley, and Anna Nicole Smith
 June Shannon (a.k.a. Mama June) dressed as Monroe in The Seven Year Itch to promote Mama June:From Not to Hot.
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus: for The New Adventures of Old Christine.
 Sungmin: in Super Show 4
 Eunhyuk dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch at the Incheon International Airport
 Xuxa Meneghel dressed as Monroe in an episode of Dancing Brasil (the Brazilian version of Dancing with the Stars) in 2017.

Editorial cartoons
  Nate Beeler of The Columbus Dispatch:
 Chris Christie apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch (September 28, 2011)
 Michael Ramirez of Investor's Business Daily:
 Ali Khamenei apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch (June 23, 2009)
 Monroe as the national debt croons "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" (August 5, 2009)
 John Roberts apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch (June 25, 2015)
 Don Wright: Earth weeps as Monroe's star streaks across the heavens (The Miami News, August 6, 1962)

Fashion
 Dolce & Gabbana: Fall-Winter 2009-2010 collection
 Betsey Johnson: "Mary-Lynn" tote bag line
 MAC Cosmetics: Marilyn Monroe Collection
 Macy's: Marilyn Monroe Collection
 Monroe piercings
 Nike: Warhol/Monroe Air Max 90 (2009)
 Marilyn Monroe's pink dress
 6126 by Lindsay Lohan: named after Monroe's birthdate
 Warnaco Group: Warner's Marilyn Monroe intimate apparel line (1996)
 White dress of Marilyn Monroe
 Zales: Marilyn Monroe Jewelry Collection 

See also: Marilyn in Fashion: The Enduring Influence of Marilyn Monroe by Christopher Nickens and George Zeno, Running Press (2012),

Film

 The Apartment: Dobisch tells Baxter he's trying to pick up a girl who looks like Monroe; the girl apes Monroe
 Asso: (translated as Ace) Silvia (Edwige Fenech) gets her white dress lifted by an airco like Monroe did in The Seven Year Itch
 Back to the Future Part II: Before Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) forced Marty McFly's (Michael J. Fox) mother, Lorraine (Lea Thompson), to marry him in an alternate version of 1985, Biff had dated Monroe, as shown by one video from the museum dedicated to his life.
 Birds of Prey (2020): Harley Quinn(Margot Robbie) does a brief tribute to Monroe in her parody of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 Blades of Glory: Fairchild skates as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
 Blonde Ambition: Katie apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
 Bordello of Blood: Lilith apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
 Broken Embraces: Lena apes Monroe
 Burlesque: Ali Rose sings Diamond's Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes while Nikki and Georgia lip-synched the Monroe version, then Rose finished it with her own vocals
 Calendar Girl: Set in 1962, it tells the story about three young men (Roy, Scott and Ned) who go on a trip to Hollywood by fulfilling their dreams of meeting Marilyn Monroe. It has similarities to the real-life stories of Gene Scanlon who in 1953 with a friend crossed America and had a date with Monroe for which she paid the bill for.
 Capote: Capote tells a reporter about a visit he paid to Monroe
 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen: Lola is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in a fantasy sequence.
 Cool World: Holli sings the title song of Let's Make Love
 Date Movie: Julia Jones apes Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
 Death Becomes Her: Monroe in her pink outfit from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes dancing with Andy Warhol appeares at Helen's big party scene.
 Deck the Halls: the Finch's Christmas tree angel apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead: As Sue Ellen "Swell" Crandell and her siblings (Kenny, Melissa, Zach and Walter) leave Chuck E. Cheese, they witness their dead babysitter's (Mrs. Sturak) Buick getting stolen by three drag performers who are dressed as Marilyn Monroe (from The Seven Year Itch), Liza Minnelli and Dolly Parton
 Elvis: Elvis tells his mother she is more beautiful than Monroe
 The Ernie Kovacs Show: Edie Adams regularly aped Monroe
 Family Guy: "Mom's the Word", Evelyn apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
 Family Ties: "I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend", a poster of The Seven Year Itch is seen in the Keaton's house
 Farscape: "Revenging Angel", an animated version of Aeryn Sun briefly transforms into Marilyn Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
 Feud: Bette and Joan: "Pilot", Monroe (played by Alisha Soper) makes a guest appearance on the very first episode of the show as she accepts a Golden Globe award in 1960 for the classic romantic comedy film Some Like it Hot.
 Finding Marilyn: An undeveloped reality series emulating Monroe's journey to stardom, twelve young actresses travel to Los Angeles by competing for the chance to become the next Hollywood "it" girl.
 Frasier: "Room Full of Heroes", Martin, as Joe DiMaggio, references Monroe; Daphne, as Elton John, references "Candle in the Wind"
 Full House: "Mad Money", Jesse brings home a Monroe impersonator
 Futurama:
 "I Dated a Robot", a teenager makes out with "Marilyn Monrobot"
 "Attack of the Killer App", Monroe's dress blowing up scene is spoofed
 "The Mutants Are Revolting", a girl's dress blows upward like Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
 Gilligan's Island: "The Producer", Ginger glams up as Monroe
 Gilmore Girls: "Red Light on the Wedding Night", a waiter at the club Lorelei has her bachelorette party is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
 Glee: "Girls (and Boys) on Film", Marley Rose and Wade "Unique" Adams with The New Directions Girls sings Diamond's are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes along with a mashup of Material Girl by Madonna
 Golden Girls: "Letters to Gorbachev", Blanche apes "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to Mikhail Gorbachev
 Gossip Girl: "G.G.", Serena van der Woodsen dresses as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes including Blair Waldorf dressing like Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's in a dream sequence as part of the show's 100th episode
 Growing Pains: "Happy Halloween: Part 2", a character dresses as Monroe
 Happy Endings: "Spooky Endings", Alex dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for a Halloween party
 Hart of Dixie: "Walkin' After Midnight", Lemon dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for a Halloween party
 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: "A Very Boo Halloween", Mama June (a.k.a. June Shannon) dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in the episode from 2013
 Hey Arnold!: "The Beeper Queen", Helga's mother sings "Beepers Are a Girl's Best Friend" as a parody of "Diamond's Are a Girl's Best Friend" 
 The Honeymooners: "A Woman's Work Is Never Done", Ralph references Monroe
 I Love Lucy: "Ricky's Movie Offer", Lucy and Ethel think Ricky's script has a Monroe-type part, and ask Fred which one of them looks like her; Lucy glams up as Monroe
 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge: In one scene, Earl Mills discovers Dandridge under a piano along with two other rising stars Ava Gardner and Marilyn Monroe
 It's a Living: In "Her Back to the Future", Dot dresses like Monroe from The Seven Year Itch during Nancy's dream
 It's Worth What?: A Marilyn Monroe impersonator wearing white gloves makes an appearance
 I've Got a Secret: "November 11, 1953", Gene Scanlon had a date with Marilyn Monroe (as she actually paid for the tab)
 Jessie: "Ghost Bummer", Jessie dresses as Monroe for Halloween
 Keeping Up with the Kardashians: "Paparazzi & Papas", Khloé asks her grandmother's prospective dates if they like Monroe
 The Kennedys: Monroe is obsessed with John F. Kennedy in the days leading up to her suicide but is warned against blackmailing him.
 Last Man Standing: "Adrenaline", Mike references Monroe on his Webcast
 Law & Order: Criminal Intent: "Bombshell", a prescription bottle found by Logan and Wheeler is made out to Monroe's birth name, Norma Mortensen; Merritt references Monroe
 DC's Legends of Tomorrow:
 "Legends of To-Meow-Meow", Magical fugitive Charlie impersonates Monroe
 "Terms of Service", Magical fugitive Charlie impersonates Monroe
 Lethal Weapon (TV series): "Fools Rush In", A Monroe look a like personality is wearing the famous white dress from The Seven Year Itch
 Le Juste Prix (Belgium): Host Michaël Dufour dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch.
 Let's Sing and Dance: Rosemary Shrager and Kim Woodburn performed Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 2013
 Love, Marilyn
 Lucifer: "Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil", Monroe's white dress is seen.
 Mad Men:
 "Maidenform", Monroe and Jackie Kennedy inspire the agency's campaign for Playtex
 "Six Month Leave", Monroe's death affects Hollis, Joan, and the office girls
 Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
 Marilyn and Me
 Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
 Marilyn: The Untold Story
 Married... with Children: "It's a Bundyful Life", Al asks his guardian angel if Monroe is laughing at him because he caved to Peg's demand that he toss his Playboys
 M*A*S*H: "Bombshells", Hawkeye and Charles start a rumor that Monroe is coming to the 4077 to thank the staff for caring for her cousin
 Merrie Melodies: "Knight-mare Hare", as Bugs Bunny goes to another castle, he meets the residence of a warlock (or wizard) named Merlin of Monroe his name in particular is a pun on Marilyn Monroe
 Movies Rock: Nicole Scherzinger performed a version of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes which paid tribute to the strong relationship between film and music
 Mr. Belvedere: "Mumsy", Kevin Owens has a movie poster of The Seven Year Itch hanging on the wall in his apartment
 The Muppets Go to the Movies: Miss Piggy performs the song "Heatwave" in a costume reminiscent of the one worn by Monroe in There's No Business like Show Business
 The Muppet Show:
 "Season 1, Episode 20", Valerie Harper donning a short blonde wig and brown dress briefly does an impression of Monroe during her opening number Broadway Baby
 "Season 4, Episode 23", Miss Piggy and Carol Channing sing Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as the closing number
 Muppets Tonight: "Season 1, Episode 9", Miss Piggy and Whoopi Goldberg sing Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as the closing number
 The Name's the Same:
 "September 3, 1952", a celebrity guest Johnny Mercer wants to be Marilyn Monroe
 "November 19, 1952", a contestant's actual name is Marilyn Monroe
 "January 12, 1954", two contestants' actual names are Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
 "June 22, 1954", Van Johnson's "secret wish" is for Marilyn to sit on his lap
 "August 31, 1954", Charles Coburn's "secret wish" is to dance the rumba with Monroe as he did in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 NCIS:
 "Kill Ari, Part 1", DiNozzo has Caitlin imitate the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch in his fantasy
 "Minimum Security", Ducky tells Abby his mother wears nothing to bed but Chanel No. 5 ever since Monroe said it's the only thing she wears to bed
 "Witch Hunt", Abby dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for Halloween
 The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?: A celebrity impersonator named Jodi Fleisher impersonates Marilyn Monroe
 Norma Jean & Marilyn
 The Norm Show: "Norm vs. Fear", a girl dressed up like Monroe's character from The Seven Year Itch fixing a light as Taylor Clayton (Nikki Cox) shuts the door
 Nip/Tuck: "Joyce & Sharon Monroe", two Monroe Look-alikes want to look more like her
 One Tree Hill: "Pictures of You", Brooke Davis impersonates Monroe for a class assignment
 Parenthood (TV series): "Opening Night", Sydney Graham is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
 Phil Spector: Spector speculates on Monroe's death during his first meeting with Linda
 The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show: Cindy Curbstone is patterned after Monroe.
 The Pretender: "Curious Jarod", Jarod reviews a Simulation of the night of Monroe's death in which his younger self speculates as if "Norma Jean" or "Marilyn" was possibly murdered and why
 Pretty Little Liars: "This Is a Dark Ride", Hannah Marin dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in a Halloween episode
 Quantum Leap:
 "What Price Gloria?", at a mirror, Gloria Collins says to "Eat your heart out, Marilyn."
 "Goodbye Norma Jean", Sam leaps into the body of Monroe's chauffeur
 Quincy, M.E.: "A Star Is Dead", Quincy investigates the death of a Monroe-like movie star
 The Rat Pack: Monroe gets introduced to John F. Kennedy through Frank Sinatra.
 The Real Ghostbusters:
 "Apocalypse -- What, Now?", A female mannequin in a blue dress briefly imitates a pose of Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
 "Janine, You've Changed", Janine insinuates that she has claimed Monroe
 Red Dwarf: "The Last Day", The famous white dress billowing up image is printed on the box for the Marilyn Monroe robot kit
 Robot Chicken:
 "Rodigitti", "Rowdy" Roddy Piper's kilt blows upward as he stands on a drain while he pushes it back down
 "Up, Up, and Buffet", in this brief segment called "Candle With Too Much Wind" Monroe is relieved that they went this route given the movie The Seven Year Itch
 Roseanne: "Skeleton in the Closet", Nancy dresses as Monroe for the diner's Halloween party
 RuPaul's Drag Race: Ivy Winters (Dustin Winters) dressed as one of the "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in a segment of Snatch Game (Season 5, Episode 5)
 Sabrina the Teenage Witch: "A Halloween Story", one of the guests at Harvey's Halloween party is dressed as Monroe
 Saturday Night Live:
 Teri Garr played Monroe with Joe Piscopo as John F. Kennedy (Season 9, Episode 5)
 Mary Gross played Monroe as a recurring character (1981–1985)
 Madonna played Monroe (Season 11, Episode 1)
 aped "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" (Season 18, Episode 11)
 Charlize Theron as Monroe with Jimmy Fallon as Joe DiMaggio (Season 26, Episode 4)
 Abby Elliott as Monroe with Helen Mirren as Eleanor Roosevelt (Season 36, Episode 19)
 Nasim Pedrad as Monroe in an SNL Digital Short (Season 37, Episode 9)
 Scrubs: "My Tormented Mentor", in one of the fantasy sequences; the male surgeons briefly dream that Dr. Grace Miller (Bellamy Young) is Monroe
 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe: a TV mini-series where it chronicles Monroe's family life, her relationship with her mother Gladys Baker and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world.
 Semi-Homemade Cooking: Sandra Lee is dressed as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
 Seinfeld: "The Note", George references Monroe after Kramer claims he saw Joe DiMaggio at Dinky Donuts
 Sheep in the Big City: "Be Still My Bleating Heart", Sheep's wool briefly goes up in a Marilyn Monroe-like pose while standing over a subway vent
 Sing Your Face Off (Week 6): Former soap opera actress Lisa Rinna dressed as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in an episode
 The Simpsons:
 "The Homer They Fall", a picture of Monroe is on a jacket
 "Rosebud", Smithers imagines Mr. Burns singing "Happy Birthday to You" to him à la "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
 a slide photo of Mr. Burns shows him aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
 "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" features a Monroe robot
 "Treehouse of Horror XIV", Professor Frink tells Bart and Lisa his father "worked on the atom bomb by day, slept with Marilyn Monroe by night, and sold secrets to the Russians at lunch"
 Moe apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch on Disk 4 of the Season 6 DVD set menu
 Dr. Marvin Monroe's original first name was Marilyn
 Smash: Main plot concerns the planning of a Broadway musical about Monroe
 Sordid Lives: The Series: "The Fall and Rise of Brother Boy", Ty is shown Monroe's ukulele from Some Like It Hot.
 The Starlet: Ten aspiring actresses live together in a house once owned by Monroe.
 Time Machine: a pic of Monroe on  the cover of a December 1953 issue of Playboy magazine along with a still of her from the classic film The Seven Year Itch can briefly be seen during the opening credits during the second format of the show.
 Trivia Trap: A pic of Monroe can briefly be seen during the first season opening credits.
 T.J. Hooker: "Target: Hooker", a male drag performer impersonates Monroe.
 Tosh.0: "Boy in Black Face", a little girl dresses as Monroe in a spoof of The Seven Year Itch.
 To Tell the Truth:
 "April 7, 1967", Monroe's first husband James Dougherty appears as a "central character" in this episode.
 "November 1990", Monroe impersonator Jimmy James appears as a "central character" in this episode along with singing his version of "I want to be loved by you".
 Two and a Half Men: "Untainted by Filth", Charlie has a flashback of drunken Alan in a blonde wig singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" à la Monroe.
 Warehouse 13: "Love Sick", Monroe's hairbrush turns hair platinum blonde when used
 What's My Line?:
 "January 3, 1954", Art Gaisor sells Marilyn Monroe Calendars
 "September 12, 1954", Natasha Lytess (as Miss Tala Forman) is Marilyn Monroe's Drama Coach
 "September 18, 1955", Monroe's former husband Joe Dimaggio appears as a mystery guest
 "June 12, 1955", Tom Ewell appears as a mystery guest and promotes the film The Seven Year Itch
 "July 1, 1956", Judge Seymour Rabinowitz married both Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
 "August 21, 1960", mystery guest Buddy Hackett signs in as "Marilyn Monroe" (however, it was written as "Maralyn Monroe")
 Your Face Sounds Familiar: some international versions features female stars dressing up as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
 Zoey 101: "Haunted House", Zoey dresses as Monroe for Halloween

Theater

By Arthur Miller, Monroe's third husband:
 After the Fall (1964) – The play and its main characters, Maggie and Quentin, are based on Monroe and Miller and their marriage
 Finishing the Picture (2004) – The play is based on Miller's experiences of making The Misfits (1961), with Kay being based on Monroe

Plays and musicals based on Monroe's life or with Monroe as a central character:
 Marilyn (1975) by Adam Darius
 Insignificance (1982) by Terry Johnson: The Actress is based on Monroe
 Marilyn! the Musical (1983) by Jacques Wilson and Mort Garson
 Marilyn: An American Fable (1983)
 Strawhead (1986) by Norman Mailer and Richard Hannum
 Miss Golden Dreams (2001) by Joyce Carol Oates
 Marilyn Forever Blonde (2007)
 Marilyn and Ella (2008) by Bonnie Greer
 Marilyn's 2nd Chance (2009), and Marilyn Monroe, My Secret (2013) by Willard Manus
 Norma Jeane: The Musical (2013): songs written by Jay Aston
 Marilyn: My Secret with Erin Gavin as Monroe in the first run (2015)
Plays and musicals with Monroe as a minor character or referenced to:
 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955): Monroe's lookalike Jayne Mansfield plays a dumb actress who starts her own production company. Prior to the play's production and premiere, Monroe had told Milton Greene about her grievances with 20th Century Fox, with Greene suggesting that they start their own production company. Announcing its foundation in a press conference in January 1955, Monroe had stated that she was "tired of the same old sex roles. I want to do better things. People have scope, you know." She had asserted that she was no longer under contract to Fox, as the studio had not fulfilled its duties, such as paying her the promised bonus for The Seven Year Itch. This would begin a year-long legal battle between her and the studio, that saw her being ridiculed by the press and by this play, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, which was written by The Seven Year Itch writer George Axelrod.
 Blood Brothers (1983): two songs called "Marilyn Monroe"
 Wilhelm Reich in Hell (1987): Monroe is a character
 Nobody Dies on Friday (1998) by Robert Brustein: About Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio, with Monroe as a supporting character

Video games
 Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure: A pic of Monroe can be seen in a phone book with the numbers 555-1155 in blue and the numbers 555-1764 in red
 Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time: A sorcerer named Merlin Munroe is a pun on Marilyn Monroe
 Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!: The Milkmaid (a Marilyn Monroe look a like) stands on a grate as her dress billows up
 Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls: An undead skeleton character named Bones has one of his likes in Marrowlyn Monroe, a parody of her first name.
 Final Fight Revenge: Poison in a light pink dress apes the Marilyn Monroe pose from The Seven Year Itch.
 Gigi: The girl on the backglass cover is supposed to resemble Marilyn Monroe
 Hard Evidence: The Marilyn Monroe Files: Four characters (the cop, the lawyer, the coroner and the investigative reporter) try to investigate her tragic death from a different angle to get to the truth.
 Hisshou Pachinko *Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol 3: CR Marilyn Monroe: Translated as Winning Pachinko Mari ly N Monroe, a virtually marine-themed paci-slot game, features Monroe.
 Shinobi (1987): Posters of Monroe can be found plastered on a wall in the second third of the first level.
 Taxi (pinball game) (1988): A blonde Marilyn Monroe-like image in a red dress can be seen as a taxi passenger in both the backglass and playfield. But due to copyright infringement at the time, she was later changed to a brunette woman named Lola
 Jigoku no Renshuu: Translated as Hell of Exercises, Monroe wearing a white choker makes an appearance in the game
 The Joker's Wild (1994): A Marilyn Monroe-type personality photo can be seen in the category "Sex Symbols".
 Kantai Collection: 's standard pose of pushing her skirt down as it's blown upward by wind is inspired by a famous and iconic pose by Marilyn Monroe, taken from the movie The Seven Year Itch.
 Yo-kai Watch 2: An in-game version of Marilyn Monroe called "Mary Ronmo", who starred in the movie "Gentlemen Endure Prawns", a spoof of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. A sidequest involves finding her famous red dress, which she wore in a scene in which her dress was blown upwards.

See also
 Marilyn Monroe filmography

References

Works cited

External links
 Tate Collection, Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
 Hefner to be Buried With Monroe 24 June 2007
 "A New Marilyn Monroe Script Helps Plot 'Augmented Reality'" Investor's Business Daily via finance.yahoo.com 19 February 2010

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