# Marilyn Monroe:  was she a good actress?

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**Created:** [April 25, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marilyn-monroe-was-she-a-good-actress/171033 "2003-04-25T03:36:52Z")\
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I’ve seen Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Bus Stop, and The Misfits (and All About Eve, where she had what, one line?), and in all those films, I believed in her character. I’d say she was pretty good.

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