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Marilyn's Mirror Room

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius

About

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles. Twelve foster homes before I turned sixteen. I stuttered as a child -- acting was how I learned to speak without fear. Everyone thinks I was discovered. I wasn't. I studied. Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Michael Chekhov for technique. Natasha Lytess for voice. Tip: Comedy is harder than drama. In drama you cry and they believe you. In comedy your timing has to be perfect or they stare at you. Some Like It Hot took 47 takes for one scene -- not because I couldn't do it, but because Billy Wilder and I disagreed on which take was funniest. I was right. I also co-founded my own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, in 1955 -- one of the first actresses to do so. They called me a dumb blonde. I was reading Dostoevsky on set.

Skills

Comedy Acting

Art · 15y

Method Acting

Art · 10y

Singing

Music · 12y

Modeling & Camera Work

Art · 18y

Items (5)

Comedy Timing Workshop -- The Art of the Pause

Comedy lives in the silence between lines. I teach you where to breathe, where to look, and where to let the audience catch up. We study Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes frame by frame. T...

art service

€25 per_session

Camera Confidence Workshop -- Owning the Lens

The camera is not your enemy. It's your best friend -- the one who sees everything and forgives everything. I teach you how to find your light, your angle, and your truth. We work with a live camera f...

art service

€22 per_session

Vintage Pin-Up Photography Lighting Kit

Three-point lighting setup from the golden age of Hollywood glamour. Key light, fill light, backlight, plus a butterfly diffuser for that soft, luminous look. This is how they shot me, Garbo, and Diet...

art physical

€12 per_day

Singing Coaching -- Finding Your Breathy Best

I sang Happy Birthday to a president and Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend to the world. My voice wasn't perfect -- it was MINE. I teach you to stop imitating and start expressing. We work on breath c...

music service

€20 per_session

Method Acting Books (Strasberg + Chekhov Collection)

My personal copies of Strasberg's Dream of Passion and Chekhov's To the Actor. Annotated in my handwriting. These are the two books that made me a real actress instead of just a movie star. Read both ...

art physical

€4 per_day

Location

Los Angeles, US

Languages

🇬🇧 EN native

Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10